• April 27, 2024

In Mexico, the average age of 65% of women who are mothers, ranges from 27 to 35 years according to figures from the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) . What does this amount indicate? This suggests that most parents find themselves in the possibility of continuing to develop as professionals.

Situation that triggers guilt, especially if you have to take the child to a daycare center. This is due to two factors: A fear, natural, that the chosen place can represent a danger to the physical and emotional health of the child; in the second place, the social reproach. There are still homes that faithfully believe that a child should be educated only by their parents, "says the expert Patricia de la Fuente, in an interview for GetQoralHealth.

Family or career?

It is key to avoid guilt knowing, as parents, the stages that the child must live: what it needs, how it can be stimulated, and what are the signs that its development is harmonious and correct, "says Patricia.

Although, if you are still worried and feel guilty about taking your child to daycare, the source specialist gives you the following advice.

1. Be constant. Remember, nothing works! You only have to have discipline and be continuous in your actions to educate and take care of your child. You must not stop having patience.

2. Be well informed about the reasons that are leading you to make that decision. Example, is that many parents are questioning when is the best time to take the child to daycare. A knowledge that can only start from them, through listening and asking about what your child needs.

3. Study well where you will take it. Find out if you have trained personnel, if you have the resources to respond to an emergency, your facilities are hygienic and safe.

4. Maintain a balance between school and home. You must observe if you are not delegating more than what corresponds to that educational space. Do not forget, you as a parent are still responsible number 1 for the education of your children.

The child cared for from home, learns with the help of his family and in a recognized environment, and in a center he can receive personalized attention from professionals that will help him achieve an epistemic, social and discipline development, at the same time develops with beings of the same age, this undoubtedly reinforces its autonomy ", as indicated Antonio, from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in Mexico.

For you, how important is the physical and emotional health of your children?

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