I hope parents pull their kids form that daycare or better yet RAISE YOUR OWN CHILDREN and STOP worshipping the almighty dollar. In the old days, people did with less to raise their won kids. Now you have parent(s) over extended with debt to live beyond their means and of course the kids suffer when it comes to parents being around.
It's not about "quality" of time. It is all about quanity of time. It's unpredictable when your child will need a hug, kiss, encouragement. You can's schedule these REAL emotional needs and paid strangers who could care less, ration whatever affection they have, if any for these little ones.
Flame away self absorbed money worshipping "parent(s)".
I agree. Although I think there are many moms who would like to be at home, I have known couples who have a more than average home, more than one new car and boats or other toys.
They have a baby and then go right to work.
I saw a sign at a daycare when I was driving one day. It said, 'Welcome new babies!' It made me cringe.
Almost thirteen years ago, my wife and I were DINKs (dual income, no kids) doing the career thing for a large, multinational company. Then, we had our first child. Although we'd both been raised by at-home moms, it was pretty much a given that my wife would return to work after the six-week maternity leave. (After all, that's what everyone else was doing.) The mortgage and two car payments, although not excessive, were enough to keep us both working now that we had a baby. Thus, a slot was reserved in advance at our employer's award-winning, in-house day-care facility.
Then, out of nowhere, came the opportunity of a lifetime. Less than two weeks after the baby was born, the company announced impending layoffs. Four hundred would have to go. However, before the axe fell, anyone who would volunteer to be let go would be rewarded with double the usual severance pay (in addition to any accrued vacation). I took the news home that evening, and there was no doubt. We paid off both cars with her severance pay, and haven't looked back.
Some years later, we both came to know the Lord and realize it was His doing. If it hadn't been for those layoffs, our kids would likely have been raised by daycare providers. The Lord is good!