It is irrefutable that both parents are working nowadays, and as a result children have to be It is irrefutable that both parents are working nowadays, and as a result children have to be raised by either child-care centers or grandparents. This essay intends to compare both options. I, however, believe that day-care centers are better than grandparents for the pre-school years of children.
To begin with, most parents choose to leave their children with grandparents for ‘positive’ reasons, such as the ‘caring environment’ rather than simply because they can’t afford formal childcare. Looking after the grandchildren also keeps the grandparents energetic and vibrant. Grandparents bathe, feed and even read books to the child. This leads to a sort of symbiotic relation in which both grandparents and grandchildren are benefited. In other words we can say that it is a win-win situation for both. Grandparents don’t suffer from loneliness and depression, which is very common at that age and children are also well looked after.
Day-care centres, on the other hand, have an edge over care given by grandparents in many ways. A study found that grandparents may struggle to provide the educational and social experiences infants need. Children looked after by grandparents at the age of nine months were considered to be less sociable with other children at age three than those who had been in a child-care centre.
Moreover, grandparents can make terrible child-care providers if they’re in poor health and feel forced to provide childcare to their grandchildren because their children seem to have few other options. In such cases, the results can be nothing short of disastrous. Early childcare is a challenge, which may be simply too much for some grandparents to cope with, at this point in their lives.
To sum up, although grand parental care is good in many ways for grandchildren, the advantages of day-care centers are more than those brought about by grandparents.
It is irrefutable that both parents are working nowadays, and
as a result
children
have to
be It is irrefutable that both parents are working nowadays, and
as a result
children
have to
be raised
by either
child-care
centers or
grandparents
. This essay intends to compare both options. I,
however
, believe that day-care centers are better than
grandparents
for the
pre-school
years of children.
To
begin
with, most parents choose to
leave
their
children
with
grandparents
for ‘
positive
’ reasons, such as the ‘caring environment’
rather
than
simply
because
they can’t afford formal childcare. Looking after the grandchildren
also
keeps
the
grandparents
energetic and vibrant.
Grandparents
bathe, feed and even read books to the child. This leads to a sort of symbiotic relation in which both
grandparents
and grandchildren
are benefited
. In
other
words we can say that it is a win-win situation for both.
Grandparents
don’t suffer from loneliness and depression, which is
very
common at that age and
children
are
also
well looked after.
Day-care
centres
, on the
other
hand, have an edge over care
given
by
grandparents
in
many
ways. A study found that
grandparents
may struggle to provide the educational and social experiences infants need.
Children
looked after by
grandparents
at the age of nine months
were considered
to be less sociable with
other
children
at age three than those who had been in a
child-care
centre
.
Moreover
,
grandparents
can
make
terrible
child-care
providers if they’re in poor health and feel forced to provide childcare to their grandchildren
because
their
children
seem to have few
other
options. In such cases, the results can be nothing short of disastrous. Early childcare is a challenge, which may be
simply
too much for
some
grandparents
to cope with, at this point in their
lives
.
To sum up, although grand parental care is
good
in
many
ways for grandchildren, the advantages of day-care centers are more than those brought about by
grandparents
.