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Date |
Description |
Calvin and Hobbes collection by
Bill Watterson
©1987, Page 119
(Comic strip originally appeared in newspapers approximately 30-Jul-86) |
4 panels, six-year old Calvin and his stuffed
tiger Hobbes reluctantly consent to "play house" with little neighbor Susie Derkins. She chooses the role of "bratty and brainless kid in a day care
center" for Calvin. |
"Cathy" cartoon by Cathy Guisewite,
described in Who will Rock the Cradle,
Edited by Phyllis Schlafly
©1989, Page 124 |
A mother with a baby in her lap asks,
“How do you like daycare all day, Cindy?” Bubbles show the child’s thought:
“It’s just miserable. Do you have any idea how long eight hours is to a
one-year-old? Where’s my emotional bonding? Where’s my continuity? I’m
spending the most important time of my life surrounded by little maniacs!”
The Dad walks in and says: “We think daycare will really help Cindy develop
her verbal skills.” The baby thinks, ”By the time I can talk, it will be too
late.” |
(Editorial Cartoon) by Steve Benson
Arizona Republic, Jul-94 |
1 panel, Working Mom throws her child into the
mouth of a day care volcano. |
(Editorial Cartoon) by Tom Toles
Buffalo News, 1995 |
4 panels, Compares day-care centers to
orphanages. |
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"Thoughts of a Baby Lying in a Child
Care Centre", by Michael Leunig, printed in
The Age, Melbourne Australia, 26-Jul-95 |
6 panels, crude style, with mostly text.
Poignant, sad cartoon starts with "...My own mother...dumps me here in this
horrendous créche..."
By the last panel, depressed baby concludes it's his own fault. |
"It must be a 'Generational Thing'"
by Asay, Sep-99, Gazette.com
|
6 panels, After father explains the so-called
'daycare crisis', grandmother suggests that either father or mother
stay home to avoid putting their kids in day-care. In the last
panel:
1.) Father criticizes grandmother for not understanding.
2.) In a thought balloon, sad and confused grandchild doesn't understand why
his father rejected grandma's common-sense suggestion. |
"Jump Start" by Armstrong
Lexington Herald Leader, 22-Nov-99 |
4-day series of 3 panels, nurse Marcie feels
guilty about putting son, Jojo, in day care. |
(Cartoon to the Editor) by Kathleen
Brady
Lexington Herald Leader, 28-Nov-99 |
1-panel, Makes fun of KY's new child-care
provider rating system. |
"Mallard Fillmore" by Bruce Tinsley
King Features, 01-Jul-00 |
1 panel, baby with "I Love Day Care" shirt grows
up fine on television, but not in the real world. |
"Mallard Fillmore" by Bruce Tinsley
King Features, 01-Feb-01 |
3 panels, "'Quality Time' is just a marketing
slogan day-care providers came up with." |
"Mallard Fillmore" by Bruce Tinsley
King Features, 22-May-01 |
6-day series of 3 panels, "kids are better off
being with a parent all day..." theme. |
"Mallard Fillmore" by Bruce Tinsley
King Features, 12-Jun-02 |
3 panels, tongue-in-cheek Home-Schooling analogy:
"Next, (parents will) be thinking they can raise their children better than
day care can." |
"For Better or for Worse", by Lynn
Johnston
10-May-06 |
4 panels, Michael evokes a guilty response from wife Deanna
when he suggests their son is getting sick from being in daycare. |
