I'd love to know if any conservative child experts have addressed this
in detail. Certainly, Dr. John Rosemond hasn't, SFAIK - and I'd
certainly think a smart man like him could. Especially since he has no
outdated qualms (unlike Dr. Laura) about putting a four-year-old in an
after-school program so Mommy can work outside the home. (DL was
furious when he said that, in July 2000.)

I'm sorry for your children, if you think the philosophy that a parent
is the best caregiver for a preschooler is "outdated". As for Rosemond
and Schlessinger -

Blech!. Phheeeew!

-L.


Um, I didn't say that. What got Dr. Laura so mad (I think) is the idea
that a 4-year-old is old enough to start being in some sort of day-care
- i.e., old enough to start making some sacrifices for the greater good
of the family and to start revolving around the parents' wishes instead
of the other way around. (This is why, in all likelihood, Dr. Rosemond
doesn't approve of DL's mantra "I am my kids' mom," since HIS mantra -
for both parents - is: "Put your marriage first.")

People sometimes spread lies about Rosemond, BTW. For example, they've
said he claims that parents should not play with their kids after age
three because it spoils them. He didn't. What he DID say was that by
age three, kids should be able to amuse themselves without complaint
whenever a loving parent simply must work on something else. Again, the
issue is making kids understand at an early age that from that age on,
they and their whims are not the center of the universe anymore.

Also, check out this list of School Year Resolutions for parents:

http://rosemond.com/index.php?action...ebPageID=11490

Excerpt: Resolution #4 - "I will not take my child's side in a dispute
with the teacher, even if I think the teacher's being slightly unfair.
If I think she's being very unfair, I'll ask someone else's opinion
before talking with her."


Lenona.