High Risk: children without a
conscience
by Dr. Ken Magid & Carole A. McKelvey
©1987, P130 |
Few would debate the almost mystical
significance of the mother-infant bond. Research from many fields, including
psychiatry, child psychology, ethnology and from studies of other animal
species, has confirmed our intuitive respect for mother-infant attachment.
Studies cited previously in this book show that the first two years of a
baby's life are when that bond forms. It is our opinion that parents of
small infants must proceed with extreme caution when they are considering
turning care of their baby over to someone else (i.e. daycare) ... These are
the most important moments of your baby's life.
Category =
Behavior |
High Risk: children without a
conscience
by Dr. Ken Magid & Carole A. McKelvey
©1987, P133 |
...experts are noticing an
unfortunate and disturbing trend as they look at younger children in day
care. These children appear to be more aggressive than other children.
A study recently completed by Alison Clarke-Stewart, a psychology professor
at the University of California at Irvine, found "They tend to be more
aggressive with other kids and assertive in general. They're less
compliant--even with their parents. That's the price you pay."
Dr. Ron Haskens of the University of North Carolina found similar results on
the trend toward more aggressive children. "On balance," he concludes,
"there is reason for concern about the effects of day care on social
development." He found that group day care is associated with increased
levels of aggression and resistance to adult authority.
Category = Behavior |
High Risk: children without a
conscience
by Dr. Ken Magid & Carole A. McKelvey
©1987, P134 |
"Put simply, after more than 20 years of
research on how children develop well, I would not think of putting a child
of my own into any substitute care program on a full-time basis, especially
a center-based program," (Burton) White says.
Category =
Development, Quality |
High Risk: children without a
conscience
by Dr. Ken Magid & Carole A. McKelvey
©1987, P282 |
...how can parents safely leave
their children in the care of others without risking the disruptions that
cause bonding breaks? We feel the answer to this question, for infants under
1 year of age, is that they cannot.
It is unwise to leave any youngster in full-time substitute care (daycare)
until he is at least 1 year old.
Category = Behavior
|
High Risk: children without a
conscience
by Dr. Ken Magid & Carole A. McKelvey
©1987, P283 |
The least desirable (child care)
situation for smaller children is a day-care center. Most centers have too
many children and too few adults to be able to care for and nurture small
children properly.
Category =
Quality |
High Risk: children without a
conscience
by Dr. Ken Magid & Carole A. McKelvey
©1987, P283 |
There is strong evidence that day-care
centers, particularly with large numbers of children, can be damaging. A
1981 study by the Tavistock Institute, in England, found that such nurseries
make children more aggressive and less able to cope with school.
Category =
Behavior |
