Daycare Kids & Myers-Briggs.

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  Posted by Leslie Sat May 17, 2008 9:32pm PDT

  I agree with the personality thing also. My 2 yr old just doesn"t seem to like other kids. She is smart, demanding, set in her ways, out-going, sweet and very independent. She has a 10 yr old step-brother, who she thinks hung the moon and stars. She loves playing with him. I have been in his life since he was 2. He never meets a stranger and has always been that way. He lives with his mom and wasn't in daycare till he was 4 but he was a toddler that could stay with anyone and be good with it. She on the other hand takes a while to warm up to anyone she meets. She doesn't like to be away from me at all and I have attempted to go back to work 3 times and left her with friends and they couldn't handle her crying and hollering for me. But as soon as I entered their home to pick her up, she immediatley starting smiling,laughing and playing. She started telling everyone bye bye. She just wanted to go home. All my friends are like I have never seen a child switch moods that way, and they all have kids. Two of them are stay at home moms and one has had hers in daycare since he was 6 months old. So I know my daughter perfers my company over anyones. So I don't know how she will ever get used to going to daycare. Especially since she doesn't like other kids even touching her. lol I laugh but its the truth. With her daddy and me she is the most well behaved child no matter what the situation is. She has good manners already and shares with us. When it comes to other kids she isn't really into sharing unless you make her and of course then she's not happy about it but she will go find something else to play with and entertains herself very well. She shares everything with her brother. I do not call her shy because she isn't, it's just seems to her daddy and me that she doesn't perfer the company of other kids. So my beautiful child may not be a good candidate for daycare.

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  Posted by michellec Sun May 18, 2008 6:57pm PDT

  daycare is great

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  Posted by islandChic408 Sun May 18, 2008 10:36pm PDT

  My daughter who is 3yrs old is very sociable and doesn't attend any daycare. My neighbours daughter has been pre-schooled since she was 2yrs old, is very shy and not sociable at all. I think its in the personality.

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  Posted by peggyb Mon May 19, 2008 4:20am PDT

  My two children went to daycare as from 3 months old, as I had to go back to work, I was able to compare my son & his cousin, both same age but the cousin stayed at home with an aunt. My son spoke, ate, walked first... and I'm certain that daycare helped him a lot in that. My daughter was also very quick to learn the same. I also think it is important for young children to be able to observe and live with other children of different backgrounds, colors and traditions as from an early age, specially when you live in a multicultural island (Mauritius) as we do...

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  Posted by Denise Tue May 20, 2008 2:28pm PDT

  This comes down to the delicate balance we all face between nature and nurture. We all have predispositions, and yet we all become shaped by our every day experiences. The child that is outgoing, but sensitive, can easily become disenchanted with new social situations if that child experiences bullying. Another child, equally outgoing with tougher skin, will roll with life situations easier and/or even fight back and create a new dynamic. With Myers-Briggs there are 16 accounted for personality "types"; but when you compound these with life experiences, the extended breakdown becomes countless.

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  Posted by aislinns Tue May 20, 2008 9:01pm PDT

  I definitely agree that the right daycare can be just as good for a child's development as any other type of care. It is silly to think that all children are affected negatively by daycare. Intriguing article!

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  Posted by Tracy P Wed May 21, 2008 7:55am PDT

  my daughter is 2 3/4 years old and she has been going to daycare since she was 9 mos old and it has helped her social emotional and develpmental skills tremendously.

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