Kids

• ernest_t_bass

  

  ZWICK 4 PREZ;1698753 wrote:Maybe her dad is really smart.

  No, eyem dum.
• jmog

  Raw Dawgin' it;1698682 wrote:I'd have to disagree. I see no benefit in a child being around a parent all day everyday. Daycare helps kids become social and independent. The focus isn't always on one child, so they learn to play with the other kids, be part of group activities, share, and entertain themselves.

  When they're infants? How much playing with others is going on with kids that can't crawl or walk yet?
• jmog

  ernest_t_bass;1698713 wrote:My oldest daughter is one of the smartest (if not THE smartest) kids in her class. While I give credit to my wife for a lot, I also give a TON of credit to the fact that she was in a daycare/preschool setting since she was an infant. She had a constant learning environment, and learned to socialize at a very young age.

  I guess the stay at home moms you guys know don't take their young ones to go play with other kids their age (play dates, etc) for the social development and they don't do any teaching/learning stuff with the kids either?
  
  My mother and my wife stayed at home during those early ages and we also did learning activities and played outside with others.
  
  Now, I could see all of your points and RDI's if the mother plopped the kid in front of the TV all day.
• Raw Dawgin' it

  

  jmog;1698766 wrote:When they're infants? How much playing with others is going on with kids that can't crawl or walk yet?

  You said until 3 or 4 years old. My son started at daycare at 3 months and I still found it beneficial being around kids of different ages for his development.
• Raw Dawgin' it

  

  jmog;1698769 wrote:I guess the stay at home moms you guys know don't take their young ones to go play with other kids their age (play dates, etc) for the social development and they don't do any teaching/learning stuff with the kids either?
  
  My mother and my wife stayed at home during those early ages and we also did learning activities and played outside with others.
  
  Now, I could see all of your points and RDI's if the mother plopped the kid in front of the TV all day.

  Personally, I don't know anyone else with kids, let alone kids his age that i could bring him to for play dates if we didn't have a daycare.
• BRF

  

  ZWICK 4 PREZ;1698753 wrote:Maybe her dad is really smart.

  And whoosh.......right over his head!
  
  LOL!
• Heretic

  

  ernest_t_bass;1698754 wrote:No, eyem dum.

  He said your daughter's father. Not you.
  
  Hope this helps.
• DeyDurkie5

  

  Belly35;1698634 wrote:My wife was a stay at home mom up to the age of my youngest starting grade school, then she when back to work.
  It was important that she, maintained her career for the future of the family and herself identity. I wanted my wife to achieve her goals and provide an example of being a strong women to my daughters.

  You are perfect belly
• Fab4Runner

  

  Belly35;1698634 wrote:My wife was a stay at home mom up to the age of my youngest starting grade school, then she when back to work.
  It was important that she, maintained her career for the future of the family and herself identity. I wanted my wife to achieve her goals and provide an example of being a strong women to my daughters.

  Yeah, well my mom is a trophy wife, which is a phenomenal example for me. #lifegoal
• power i

  

  Fab4Runner;1698910 wrote:Yeah, well my mom is a trophy wife, which is a phenomenal example for me. #lifegoal

  Oh my hell, that made me laugh. I always told my girls to marry someone rich or someone handy. Neither have listened. BTW, girl 28, boy 24, girl 23 and boy 18. That's right, four months left of school and we are DONE!
• Sonofanump

  power i;1699002 wrote:Oh my hell, that made me laugh. I always told my girls to marry someone rich or someone handy. Neither have listened. BTW, girl 28, boy 24, girl 23 and boy 18. That's right, four months left of school and we are DONE!

  Did you raise Cletus on your own or did you have someone else watch him?
• BR1986FB

  vdubb96;1698700 wrote:Grumpy ol' man!!!

  Nah, I'm good with my stepkids and grandkids. Just wouldn't be good with my own.
• iclfan2

  

  We do not have kids yet but probably will within a year or two. I'm with Raw Dawgin on the day care issue though. I don't see how a kid would develop any better with their parent at home than with a daycare worker. I definitely get it if you are only making enough to pay for daycare though. That said, if you do make more than daycare, I think the extra $$$ would be way better off than sitting at home all day with the baby (Vacations, college paid for, etc).
• power i

  

  Sonofanump;1699008 wrote:Did you raise Cletus on your own or did you have someone else watch him?

  Cletus can hang on his own. I've raised him to be very independent.
• jmog

  iclfan2;1699033 wrote:We do not have kids yet but probably will within a year or two. I'm with Raw Dawgin on the day care issue though. I don't see how a kid would develop any better with their parent at home than with a daycare worker. I definitely get it if you are only making enough to pay for daycare though. That said, if you do make more than daycare, I think the extra $$$ would be way better off than sitting at home all day with the baby (Vacations, college paid for, etc).

  You don't see how a child's actual parent raising them would benefit the child more than someone else raising them for about 45 hours a week?
• iclfan2

  

  jmog;1699086 wrote:You don't see how a child's actual parent raising them would benefit the child more than someone else raising them for about 45 hours a week?

  No. I've never met someone who had a stay at home mom and been like dang,I bet you turned out that way cuz your mom was at home. I don't see any different traits among friends at all between mom at home or day care. The only difference is when kids are home schooled and they are normally weird.
• Ironman92

  

  ***Brag alert***
  
  Just got the call about 5 hours ago from my daughter to tell me that she has been accepted to the Marshall University School of Pharmacy.
  
  Pretty damn proud.
• iclfan2

  

  ^^Congrats. My wife is a pharmacist and I tell everyone with kids that are good students and science inclined to pursue that. The money starting out in retail pharmacy is phenomenal. I can't think of many other entry level jobs that make 6 figures with only 6 years of education in your first year.
• ZWICK 4 PREZ

  

  iclfan2;1699230 wrote:^^Congrats. My wife is a pharmacist and I tell everyone with kids that are good students and science inclined to pursue that. The money starting out in retail pharmacy is phenomenal. I can't think of any other entry level jobs that make 6 figures with only 6 years of education in your first year.

  
  nurse anesthetist?
• iclfan2

  

  ZWICK 4 PREZ;1699231 wrote:nurse anesthetist?

  Yea, I meant many (not any). Can you do it in 6?
• ZWICK 4 PREZ

  

  theres 24 month programs
• sherm03

  

  iclfan2;1699230 wrote:^^Congrats. My wife is a pharmacist and I tell everyone with kids that are good students and science inclined to pursue that. The money starting out in retail pharmacy is phenomenal. I can't think of many other entry level jobs that make 6 figures with only 6 years of education in your first year.

  The downside to working retail pharmacy is...you know...working retail. I worked at Phar-Mor and Rite Aid in high school. It's pretty damn awful. But then again, I probably wouldn't have hated it as much if I were making 6 figures instead of minimum wage. The biggest downside to retail pharmacy is the hours. With a lot of them going to 24 hours now, it sucks to be the pharmacist working the night shift.
• iclfan2

  

  ^^Right. The way I look at it is they work 80 hours every 2 weeks, which is the minimum any professional works. People suck, a lot of techs suck, and management sucks, but, who doesn't dislike their job anyway? And you're young, and can get out at pretty much any time. I regret not doing it, simply for the salary, 80 hours max a week, and the fact that when you're home, you are home. You literally can't do much extra work away from the place. Working holidays, and at 24 hour stores are definitely downsides though.
• iclfan2

  

  ZWICK 4 PREZ;1699237 wrote:theres 24 month programs

  I think you need work experience prior to the master program though. A buddy of mine is on like the 12 year track to become one b/c selling weed down by you (Malone college) didn't turn to be a bright idea.
• GOONx19

  

  Ironman92;1699192 wrote:***Brag alert***
  
  Just got the call about 5 hours ago from my daughter to tell me that she has been accepted to the Marshall University School of Pharmacy.
  
  Pretty damn proud.

  Congratulations!