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Re: Women & Work
MM i often wonder about this and would like to put some questions forward just to bounce about ....
The fact that both parents are expected to work and more often than not, have to work if they want to eat,means that more children are in childcare before the age of three.
I work in childcare and know that the children do not get away with "murder" as they say.
but.... i wonder if your child is childcare full time, then when your child is with you do they ever get away with things or get more treats than they normally would because you feel guilty for not having more time with them?
(and i dont think you should feel guilty but given the choice i'd bet many of you would give up your full time job in a jiffy if you could)
And as for deliquents on the streets- we all remember the dens we used to make as children, collecting things we found, going to the park becasue there was always one near..
i wonder if the lack of freedom our children have contributes to them becoming more streetwise because they dont have the freedom we had when we were younger. i dont have my own children but my partner has two girls- 9 and 10 years and i wouldnt even let them go to the shop on the next block on their own because i wouldnt think they were safe.
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