The Number One Reason to Work at Home – Your Children
Staying home with your children is every parents dream. NO parent wants to send their children to daycare to let someone else raise them. This is what happens when you send your baby or young children to a daycare facility. I’m not saying this is a bad thing, I know that in most cases it is unavoidable.
A main concern as a parent is their children’s development. By the time a child is 3 years old their brain has formed about 1,000 trillion connections – this is about twice as many connections as adults have. A child’s brain is super dense and will stay that way throughout the first decade of their life. At the age of about 11, a child’s brain starts to get rid of extra connections. If a connection is not used it will be eliminated. This is based on the “use it or lose it” principle. Things you do a single time with your child, either good or bad, are somewhat less likely to have an effect on their brain development. Repetition is key for their progress.
Based on the information above, my question to you is, are you going to be the one who influences your child’s development? Daycare can only stimulate a child so much, depending on the ratio of adult to children. Group activities are good and essential for social development but one on one learning time is crucial. As previously stated, repetition is key for your children’s development. Having a daily schedule, that is flexible, will help aid in your children’s success. Providing your children with the best opportunity for learning and growth during the periods when their minds are most ready to absorb new information is so important.
Working from home would give any parent the perfect opportunity to help better their children’s learning abilities. I personally have been fortunate enough to work from home and be with my 2 year old daughter. I know this has played an important role in all aspects of her development.
Unfortunately in our world today, it is much harder for a parent to stay home. If you could work from home and make a living, wouldn’t you want to? Isn’t it important to you to have an impact on your child in their most impressionable stage of life?
Doing what is best for our children is what we. as parents, always try to do.
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