Negative Effects of Childcare on Children's Development

Negative Effects of Childcare on Children's Development

Chapter 1: Introduction and Theoretical Framework

Certain issues and problems are always given utmost importance, and these issues are faced by almost the individuals, at one point of the other. One such essential and compulsory issue is Childcare, which holds utmost importance in every parent's life because the whole life and health of the child is dependent on treatment done to him during initial days. Various theories of medical science as well as psychology prove that the early days of a child's life are the most essential ones, and the marks left in those days play vital role in shaping the future attitude and behavior of the child. Children who are properly treated and carefully bough up are observed to have better physical and mental health as compared to others, who are not properly attended and are not given proper attention by the parents/ caregivers.

It is also essential to mention here the issue is not just attending the child properly or addressing his demands, it has been observed that some parent go too far in pampering the child and thus result in having unfit children, wither physically or mentally. So, thoughtful and intelligent parents these days aim at giving the required attention to their child and go for conscious parenting, so that the future of child is not spoilt because of negative childcare.

Thus, on one hand, child care allows better development and proper upbringing of the children and on the other hand, it might also cause child behavior problems that continue to develop throughout life span of the child. The paper aims to get a better understanding of the issues developed as a result of negative childcare and the ways in which they can be avoided.

The question of giving proper care to the child has always been a matter of great concern by the parents, regardless of the birth order of the child (Hill, Hawkins, Ferris and Weitzman, 2001). Parents are as much conscious for their first born as they are for the third ones, as the question of getting the child enrolled in the daycare has been a matter of central concern for them.

There are several issues that have to be kept in mind, including the availability of mother, her priorities and the financial condition of the family. In addition, availability of grandparents and other relatives also matter in this concern, as it has been generally observed that grandparents provide extra care and attention to the child and thus cause him to become ill-mannered. After relatives and grandparents, the second option available to parents is childcare centre, where they can drop the child for several hours in a day and can also keep a check on progress and health of the child to ensure that he is well treated in the daycare centre.

However, a number of researches have shown that children who attend childcare are less behaved and also have comparatively poor health, when compared to other children who ...