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by: spannahxxx - 22-02-06 20:43

I work in anursery in west London. One of my parents is an author and last week she ran an article in the daily mail arguing against Steve Biddulph's view, her daughther has attended the nursery since her first birthday and she is thrilled with her development and social skills. She was telling me that he used to be an advocate of nurseries and really wanted to know what made him change his mind. Her article was printed, Mr Biddulph declined to take part.

by: Sarahmum

Could I suggest that she would be equally impressed with her development and social skills if she was at home and attending toddler groups. Children develop very rapidly at this stage and it is a joy to see each moment when they do something new.
(We relocated so that I could stay at home, having put our son into nursery at 10 months after losing our childminder. At the time it was heart rending, but we got used to it and by the time he had 'settled' after 6 weeks I wondered if we were over-reacting to move. Now, after experiencing being at home caring for him, looking back on that time, remembering his behaviour as I peeped unnoticed through the doors before collecting him, the memory fills me with horror. I have nothing but admiration for the nursery staff, their passion for their work, the excellent way in which the baby room was kept and run etc, however, it wasn't home.)

'slammers' - 06-04-06 18:42

by: rohan

In Spain children finish school at 12.00 or 12.30 and most of them have lunch at home, spend some times with their family and go back to school for a couple of hours. Their siesta time is actually a time to rest, have a cup of coffee and a nice chat with relatives.
All children go to school at the age of 3 and I would say that their development, self-esteem and knowledge levels are as expected in normal children. Government does not help much as the British one although Spaniards values and family commitement are enviable.