An area of great interest for me is zero to
three. If I conduct research in that area, the following will be
my research question “Infants healthy development: Staying home parents vs.
Child Care. I believe in quality child
care, but I also believe that, for infants healthy development, there is
nothing better than staying at home with mom and/or dad. The positive results of my research will be
that when infants staying at home with their parents they feel more secure and
safe. Also, that they will effortlessly
create that secure attachment with his/her parents that will encourage them to
strive and develop well. Infants will
grow as stable and secure children and then adults because their
social-emotional needs were met at the crucial age of infancy.
There is currently an advocacy effort for policy
changes about the way we take care of our babies. The initiative started with J. Ronal Lally
and Peter L. Mangione both of them are staff members of WestEd Center for Child
and Family Studies and PITC(Program for Infants and Toddlers Care). They have conducted fundamental research in
the area of infants and toddlers.
Please, take a look at For Our Babies website and get involved with this
effort to help the American Babies.
Hi Marta, I find this topic very interesting. I kept my children home until they were three before sending them to preschool. I stayed home with my daughter for a full year, I was only able to stay at home with my son for 4mths. I had a full time helper or nanny who took care of my children when I went to work. I didn't send them to preschool any earlier, even though my husband wanted me to, because I didn't think they were ready. They were both very shy and I kept them home until I felt they were ready to cope with preschool. Not everyone has that option and not everyone can afford to stay at home with their children. I would really be interested to see what the research says about how long is advisable for parents to stay at home with children to form positive attachment, and what is the ideal age to start children in preschool. Thanks for sharing and I will definitely check out the website 'For Our Babies'. I love your photo!Delores
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