10 - Friday, April 12, 1985 - North Shore News

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Who pays for daycare

By JOANNE MACDONALD

“Parents are responsible’

Joan” Gadsby, CNV
: District Ald.

‘‘Parents have. the

ultimate responsibility to...

ensure adequate ."daycare
‘supervision for

‘have worked, 1
chosen the route of hiring
- babysitters, : ' housekeepers

For: my

ve, © “culated: 4
. over”

hildren, pre-school ‘age, <"

their
children under the age of -
14 years. in the 21 years I-

have .

kindergarten. Thirty-six
per. cent are cared for in
the home and_11-per cent
attend daycare..-In, the six

to 14-year-old age’ group,

ich: represents

i 3:2 ‘mil-
‘tion: Canadian ‘children,
‘care. after. school is. pro-
vided. by: relatives,’ friends

cent take care of
themselves,

“For the fortunate
mom who can stay at

home I have the utmost -

respect. I have never had
the choice of staying
home but I sincerely
believe ‘my children have
not suffered as a result. It
_is not the quantity of time
a mother spends with her
children that counts, but
the quality of the time.
Children of career moms
learn responsibility, in-
dependence, and maturity
‘much earlier.
b..en shown in studies on
the subject. What is im-
_ portant is to let your

‘children know you love

them, are providing con-
sistency and continuity ‘in
their lives, and that they
can grow up. feeling their

feet are firmly planted on.
‘They © also.
“learn to be more. adapt-

the ground.

able, flexible and to share
in the family workload.’’

This has-

“Busines

Donna Stewart, National
Action Committee, Status
of Women

‘Daycare has to be the
. fesponsibility of business
and government as well
as parents. It’s in the in-
terest of business to- en-
sure workers. aren’t
distracted by child. care
concerns and government
has a responsibility
because. children are our
most signifi icant natural
resource. I would love to
see daycare in large work
places so parents. could
visit. their children “at
lunch and travel to and
from work with them.”
‘NAC has a master” pian
that would’ see’ good
daycare accessible in
every community, .

“Some parents have

. cating skills and enjoy

small. children. Others are
depressed by the isolation
and begin to'think of the
child as: a burden and
parenting as an unpleas-

» mean neglect of children.

"It keeps a parent ‘from

ses should pay”

do two jobs ‘isn’t good
either and that’s why.
society has an-interest in
providing. good daycare
or after-school care,

“A survey done recent-
ly. showed : stay-at-home
mothers have less self-.
esteem than - any _ other
women.. That’s | terribly.
sad because they’ re doing
something really impor-
tant. Providing adequate
, daycare would give them

a choice and automatical-

ly. raise their self-esteem, .

Adding: tax credits..and _

pension ; recugnition of

the importance of..their .
‘ child-rearing . would. atso

help. I give great credit to:

women who can afford
‘stay home and‘ who :
- pressure’ te become. wage:
earners while. thei

ant chore. Working out-
side the. home doesn't

The quality of time spent
‘with children is more im-

portant than the ‘quantity. ‘ .
choice. and ° still .cthers:
smothering the kids. On know their families “<-
the other hand, an. ex- happier when ‘he.
hausted parent trying to - work.’ “Algg

attend ursery ‘school or...

the youth returned home to .§
find the master bedroom had. :B
been ransacked. - : :
The. rnissing’ jewelry:
been estimated at $5,000. |.
‘rons’ said police currently
have no suspects in connec-
tion with the .robbery. : The -
investigation is continuing. ~.”

and was startled to find the
‘family’s son asleep in.bed.

“Irons ‘said “the suspect im-.

medisyly fled the scene, but

: waking up the

“the ‘robbery: unti} 12:45 p.m.,
however, . .when’ the sister OF

agreed... _with. the

cino ‘and: Mayor Jack Loucks .
features’ ‘of the development

were in:favor of ‘the increas: _
ed tax base, employment and -
: community. access © the’. ‘mall :
would provide. -. *
“While Ald. Hall and Dean

the limited: parking and the
“looks of the exterior of. the
‘Suilding.” .

O8.. New York. Steak. $0. 95 at’

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