im doing some research, for an english project.
im trying to find out if people would prefer to stay at home with their kids or put them in day care (up untill the age of 5 when they start school) i have 12 (short) questions, can you please reply with your answers. all information gathered is PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL. if you choose not to answer a question just type X
i thank you in advance for answering my questions
1. do you have children? yes/no
2.gender? male/female
3. age?
4. what is the highest level of education you have completed? (high school, degree, phd etc)
5. employment status? (full time, part time, student etc)
6.marital status? (married, divorced, single etc)
7.ethnicity?
8. total household income? (approx)
9.have any of your children been in daycare previously or are they currently in daycare?
10. do you or have you cared for your child at home, instead of going to work (without the help of a nanny or childminder)
11.do you belive the best place for a child to be raised is at home with their parents/guardian(s)?
12. Can you please give the ages your children were doing the following activities:
A. potty trained
B.speaking recognised words
C.Reading
D.Writing (even if its just their name)
5 comments
Comment by Julienne's Mom #2 due Aug 10 on November 9, 2009 at 12:47 am
1. do you have children? yes
2.gender? female
3. age? 21
4. what is the highest level of education you have completed? high school, some college
5. employment status? Just started back part time, temporary
6.marital status? (married
7.ethnicity? caucasian/native american
8. total household income? 37000
9.have any of your children been in daycare previously or are they currently in daycare? no
10. do you or have you cared for your child at home, instead of going to work Yes, I didn’t go back to work until she was 16 months old.
11.do you belive the best place for a child to be raised is at home with their parents/guardian(s)? Yes, my mom watches the baby in our home when I work. I think its best for them to be with family. But daycare does have some benfits such as they get to socialize with other children.
12. Can you please give the ages your children were doing the following activities:
A. potty trained – she’s potty training now at 18 mos
B.speaking recognised words – started saying basic words frequently by 8 months, by one year old knew a lot of words, now at 18 months she says short sentences and knows well over 100+ words.
C.Reading – Uhm.. not yet, she’s only 18 mos.
D.Writing (even if its just their name) Uhm.. not yet, she’s only 18 mos. but she did start drawing circles yesterday! that’s something, right? lol..
Comment by Something funny on November 12, 2009 at 8:51 am
1. yes
2.female
3.19 months (due in may with #2)
4.high school (went into military right out of high school)
5.stay at home mom
6.married
7.Caucasian
8.X
9.no
10.yes that’s what i currently do
11. yes depending on the situation
12. A. not yet working on it 19 months
B.19 months working on it
C. pretends
D. nope
Comment by Ariana on November 13, 2009 at 12:28 pm
Sure I’ll help you out
Let’s see..
1. YES
2. 1 Male and 1 Female
3. 4 and 2
4. College educated
5. part-time student
6. Married
7. white
8. X-sorry wont disclose how much money we make to strangers.
9. Yes my two children are in daycare
10. Yes I have. I took 1 year maternity leave with both of my children-actually with my youngest I stayed till she was 18 mos. And Im home when they’re sick etc
11. Well it’s a tricky question, my children ARE raised at home with their mom and dad. They attend daycare where they are socializing and learning lots of different things. But me and my husband are the ones who are raising them.
But yes I agree I guess…
12.
A-My son was potty trained completely at 2 1/2 and my daughter is being potty trained now.
B-Before the age of 1 for my son and close to 1 yr old for my daughter.
C. Well my son isnt quite reading yet-and of course my daughter isnt.
D. My son learnt to write his name when he was 3 1/2
My 2 yr old doesnt write yet
Comment by nanasmama12507 on November 14, 2009 at 5:01 pm
How can it private if the answers are posted?
1. yes
2. female
3. me or my kid? 25 15 months
4. B.A. degree in psychology
5. ehh… part time/full time
6. not married
7.
8.
9. My little girl is cared for by an in home sitter (family member)
10. I stayed at home the 1st 11 months
11. I believe the best situtation is a parent who stays at home, MOM OR DAD, i wish o could have done it longer, i think the next best thing is a family member caring for your child. But i do see benifits of a child being placed in daycare, they become better socialized, they learn to speak sooner, they are in prodcutive learning enviornment (which a SAHP can also provide).
12 A. shes not there yet… too young
B. She was speaking by 10-11 months, but she doesnt speak so much anymore
C. too young to read to herself
D. Too young to write
Comment by ♥My hubby is in Iraq. ♥momto3♥ on November 17, 2009 at 8:13 am
1. do you have children? yes three
2.gender? three girls
3. age?I’m 25 and my twins are almost 4months and a two year old daughter
4. what is the highest level of education you have completed? high school and college
5. employment status? full time
6.marital status? married
7.ethnicity? Caucasian
8. total household income?
9.have any of your children been in daycare previously or are they currently in daycare? My oldest is in daycare now and my twins go to my moms house
10. do you or have you cared for your child at home, instead of going to work? no
11.do you belive the best place for a child to be raised is at home with their parents/guardian(s)? it depends. because some kids have parents who abuse them and in their situation it would be best to have them go to daycare. But in other situations sure.
12. Can you please give the ages your children were doing the following activities:
A. potty trained— still working on it but she is almost completly potty trained and she is 31months
B.speaking recognised words— probably 8-9months and now she can talk in full sentences
C.Reading— starting soon. My friend has a daughter who is 3 and has already started reading
D.Writing (even if its just their name) My oldest can almost write her name. She knows how to draw a circle, square, triangle, and ovals.