This post is offensive and nonsensical. There is research that day care, especially extended day care during the first two years of life, can cause problems as well as can divorce, well I guess unless you choose to ignore all the research conducted in the 70's and 80's. And to imply 'how silly parents are to even consider that their precious darling who spends a day away from their parents will be scarred for life' is somehow relevant to this discussion is ludicrous. First of all, who has ever made that claim?! Secondly, such a belief is a far cry from stating that consistent, ongoing early experiences that cause stress (e.g., day care and/or divorce for some children) or deplete parental resources (divorce for some parents) can have deleterious effects on a child's development.
And please, please read the book by Judith Harris as it is sadly an example of profoundly poor scholarship as well as a blatant ignorance of the role of certain major players in the history of psychology. As I have offered previously, I have made a critical analysis of her book that I would be glad to share with whomever. Joan [email protected] > Hi Mike- > > Glad you agree with me that most typical childhood experiences (dacare, > divorce, etc.) will have little or no long term effect on the kids. > Unfortunately, there are still plenty of "helicopter parents" out there > who feel that if their precious darling spent a day away from them then > they'd be scarred for life. I keep hoping that I'll find someone to take > the bait, uh I mean bet, but so far no luck. > > -Don. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Michael Smith > Date: Sunday, November 1, 2009 6:31 am > Subject: Re: [tips] Article in WSJ on study how brain develops "without > Dad." > To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" > >> "I think we have pretty well established that kids do fine when raised >> by two same-sex parents" >> >> If "doing fine" means they are alive and surviving then yes of course, >> and I don't think that "doing fine" can mean much more than that. >> >> >> "I have a standing bet of >> > $10,000 that no one can reliably determine whether an adult >> was raised in >> > day care or at home by observing their behaviour and their >> interactions with >> > others." >> >> Well, that sounds like a pretty safe bet. I doubt whether anyone can >> reliably determine anything about your typical adult's early life >> experiences by observing their current adult behavior. >> >> -- Mike >> >> --- >> To make changes to your subscription contact: >> >> Bill Southerly ([email protected]) >> > > Don Allen, Retired > Formerly with: Dept. of Psychology > Langara College > 100 W. 49th Ave. > Vancouver, B.C. > Canada V5Y 2Z6 > Phone: 604-733-0039 > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
