It depends on the man. A lot of worn I wouldn't be okay with as well. But I've only had my parents watch my children, no one else as of yet. When my daughter starts preschool, we're sending her to the one at our church because I know many of the adults who work it. And yes, some are male.
I'd rather just have someone capable. My husband was asked not to bring our 2 year old back to the 2-3 class in church until she's potty trained, bc the new teachers are too old to lift her every time for a change if she needs it. I don't take her back now bc they physically can't care for her,
Which is utterly ridiculous. I was shocked that the only people with an attitude like that are working with such young children. 2 women. Saddened, too, because she loves the class. Give me a younger man any day.
For a baby? I don't know if uncomfortable is the word, but I would prefer a woman. For an older child (4+), I wouldn't care. Call me sexist but women tend to be more nurturing and when they are babies they need that.
Certainly not. In fact, the person who ran the co-op daycare my daughter went to was a man. He wasn't the only teacher there (there was at least one other employee plus at least one or two parents) but it wouldn't have mattered to me if he were.
This got me thinking....I might perfer my son to have a good male role model to help care for him. I'm lucky that my son's daycare provider's husband is around often.
The funny thing is that their are more cases of women abusing children than men. I'd have no problem with it, but I would prefer not to send my kids to daycare.
But that is not sexual abuse - that is general abuse - and that is because overwhelmingly mothers have the responsibility for the full time care of the child. Sexual abuse is overwhelmingly perpetrated by men
Shelly, I know you're explaining why the stats show what they do, and I'm sure you agree: child abuse isn't justified under any circumstance. Regardless of who is around them more.
Isn't it sad. I went to a session at a conference once (an early childhood conference) about men in the field. Some of the stories about how the men on the panel had been treated were so sad. One man was older and he said the attitudes here in
California changed drastically after the McMartin Preschool case when the teachers (including a man) were falsely accused of horrific sexual, ritualistic abuse. Suddenly he was no longer trusted by parents. I try to hire at least one man in my
That's awful, Kermie :-( nothing like feeling like alone in a room full of 1000 people. I think it's disgusting the way so many people are distrustful of men who want to teach kids... Isn't that supposed to be a noble calling???
Not at all. All of a sudden men are incapable of childcare? Give me a break.
If you're a good caregiver - you're a good caregiver. It doesn't matter whether you're a man or a woman.
There is another toddler aged Sunday school class at my church, and the teacher is a man. One of the mom's refused to bring her daughter to Sunday school anymore because she thought it was inappropriate for only a man to be there changing diapers..
Why would it? Inherently men will sexually abuse the kid or something given the chance. Men are just savage creatures unless someone comes and domesticates us. Ridiculous... Hope she isn't a feminist. Cause she wouldn't know sh*t about equality.
Because... there's something inherently *wrong* about a man changing someone else's kids diapers, but there's nothing wrong about a woman doing the same thing? I'm sorry her opinion of men is so negative, or... whatever it is.
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