Mrs M
yoda76IGNORED CHILD BETTER OFF IN CHILDCARE
October 13th 2011 01:18
Remember when Mem Fox made headlines when she likened putting babies into childcare as child abuse? Well you can imagine the public outcry at the unfairness and inflammatory nature of her comment. Is she right? Well that’s for others to decide.
Now my youngest is no longer a baby. He’s about to turn 2 in a month. And I’m a WAHM. I use that term loosely because I engage in contract work, so there are times when I’m just a SAHM.
But the for last few weeks I have been undertaking some contract work that not only took longer in terms of weeks to complete, but also the daily hours that it required. For the first time in a long time I was working full time hours.
Yes it was all here at home, I didn’t need to travel anywhere and my toddler remained in my full time care. Now I use the word care loosely too.
Because while he may be have been here, I may as well have been somewhere else for the amount of time I spent with him. Mostly, he was left to his own devices. And often, when his siblings were home, they would be the ones to look after him, allowing me to get on with my work.
When I say look after him, for example in the morning because they all get up before I do, they would put some dry Cornflakes in a bowl for him or give him a biscuit if he felt hungry, or get him some water.
I just couldn’t get a handle on my hours and running the household and looking after the kids. Mr M stepped up where he could but he too works full time hours. And to be honest, I was totally unprepared for the onslaught full time work would bring.
So what kind of effect has this had on my kids?
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Now my youngest is no longer a baby. He’s about to turn 2 in a month. And I’m a WAHM. I use that term loosely because I engage in contract work, so there are times when I’m just a SAHM.
But the for last few weeks I have been undertaking some contract work that not only took longer in terms of weeks to complete, but also the daily hours that it required. For the first time in a long time I was working full time hours.
Yes it was all here at home, I didn’t need to travel anywhere and my toddler remained in my full time care. Now I use the word care loosely too.
Because while he may be have been here, I may as well have been somewhere else for the amount of time I spent with him. Mostly, he was left to his own devices. And often, when his siblings were home, they would be the ones to look after him, allowing me to get on with my work.
When I say look after him, for example in the morning because they all get up before I do, they would put some dry Cornflakes in a bowl for him or give him a biscuit if he felt hungry, or get him some water.
I just couldn’t get a handle on my hours and running the household and looking after the kids. Mr M stepped up where he could but he too works full time hours. And to be honest, I was totally unprepared for the onslaught full time work would bring.
So what kind of effect has this had on my kids?
READ MORE HERE
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