Question for parents on the panel

[MaryPoppins]

Sitting at work at worrying about the childminder beating your children??

seriously yes i agree they do need the interaction of other children but they also need the interaction with their parents, and if everybody is honest the only reason the wife works is because the family needs the money, no one would do it out of choice

Lots of parents work out of choice, part time for example - to keep skills current and/or to ensure they don't get clinically insane.

[sasguru]

SAS, I've heard it all now

All your showing off about how small you are and how much money you have

And feck's sake, your child carer brings her own children too !!!!

Feck's sake how cheap are you ?

Jeezuz

This is class

You how outdone yourself here

Milan.

You really are a moron. A dedicated nanny doesn't bring the interaction a child needs.
HTH BIDI

[DimPrawn]

*I was brought up by a stay at home parent and first socialised at school and look at me

The apple never falls very far from the tree.

Poor little sod.

[MarillionFan]

I'm not so sure. AFAIK there is an ofsted regulation that determines how many kids under a certain age a nanny/minder can legally look after.

2 Under 2's to 1. I believe. So the combination above is fine.

[oracleslave]

2 Under 2's to 1. I believe. So the combination above is fine.

Ok, fair enough.

[sasguru]

Well you're the one always on here whinging about everything and attacking people personally. I think you have a lot of issues.

I don't suffer fools gladly, true.
HTH

[Support Monkey]

I can tell you are single BTW.We don't need the money and my wife works part time as she loves her job. Half the time he interacts with us and half the time with the nanny, her children and other kids in the playgroups he goes to. I think that's a good balance* and the only thing wrong with it is that this particular nanny has her hands too full. I think the solution is another nanny looking after one other child that's not her own. A dedicated nanny would not provide the interaction with other children.

*I was brought up by a stay at home parent and first socialised at school and look at me

Coming up for 20 years married with 2 children my wife stopped work when she had the first one and yes money was tight but we brought them into the world so their our responsibility they still went to nursery and schools but were safe in the knowledge when they got home one of their parents would be there to greet them.

who said anything about the wife staying home there are 2 of you.

i just find it strange when people put there children in the hands of strangers and then complain when somthing happens or is not how they expected it to be, some people spend longer choosing their new car than they do the people who look after their children

[russell]

The problem is humans are programmed to love their own children and wont really give a crap about other peoples. If the nanny is bringing her own kids, your kid will be just an annoying inconvenience to her.

[cailin maith]

I couldn't imagine giving up my career. Part time hours yes but giving it up completly. No thanks.

[DimPrawn]

The problem is humans are programmed to love their own children and wont really give a crap about other peoples. If the nanny is bringing her own kids, your kid will be just an annoying inconvenience to her.

A bit like sas is to us.