New evidence that non-parental child care reduces breastfeeding and increases “risk of overweight at least during infancy.” Article in UK Telegraph: Putting babies in childcare “makes them fatter” (broken link)
Category: Effects on child outcomes: health, cognitive, behavioural
Trauma: How We’ve Created a Nation Addicted to Shopping, Work, Drugs and Sex (broken link)
Trauma: How We’ve Created a Nation Addicted to Shopping, Work, Drugs and Sex (broken link). “Post-industrial capitalism has completely destroyed the conditions required for healthy childhood development.” Dec 2010 Democracy Now (US) interview of Dr Gabor Mate by Amy Goodman
All-day K/daycare promoters say Sweden is their model. But Swedes are saying “There should be a warning label on Swedish Family Policies”
May 25, 2010. Jonas Himmelstrand. Haro - lecture (PDF): "Are the Swedish state family policies delivering?"November 10, 2010. Jonas Himmelstrand. The Mireja Institute - speech transcript (PDF): "Lessons learned from Swedish family policies"Jonas Himmelstrand on YouTube:Nov 7, 2010. Jonas Himmelstrand.…
Nov 2010—A Swede speaks out on negative outcomes of government daycare policy
A Swede speaks out on negative outcomes of government daycare policy. Nov 7, 2010. Jonas Himmelstrand. The Mireja Institute - article (web): "Jonas Himmelstrand on YouTube" https://youtu.be/BUAlFuUnsLY
Nov 2010, Ottawa Citizen article—Full-day classes for kindergarten are a nightmare (broken link)
Nov 2010, Ottawa Citizen article—Full-day classes for kindergarten are a nightmare (broken link)
How to fix boys (broken link)
How to fix boys (Broken link): In this Maclean’s article, psychologist Leonard Sax says research shows early schooling is especially harmful to boys
Website offers anonymous child-care reviews (broken link)
Website offers anonymous child-care reviews (broken link): A CBC story about a new website where parents can comment anonymously on daycares or schools. The daycare and school establishment is opposed (of course!). Sharon Gregson (see article) is on the Vancouver…
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Ontario Ministry of Education memo from Assistant Deputy Minster on Kindergarten
Oct 2010: Ontario Ministry of Education memo from Assistant Deputy Minster shows they EXPECTED "UNFUNDED COMMITMENTS" for all-day Kindergarten. What do they do? Shove more kids into too few rooms? This CALLOUS LACK OF REGARD FOR CHILDREN'S WELL-BEING means that…
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Sept 2010—Child Development journal article: “For 4-Year-Olds, Interactions With Teacher Key to Gains.”
Child Development journal article: Free play amid peer harms language development, but talking with the teacher helps. (Are parents talking to their own children helpful too?) Sept 15, 2010. Society for Research in Child Development - press release (PDF): "or…
Critics question value of full-day kindergarten in B.C.
Helen Ward of Kids First is interviewed: September 7, 2010. Helen Ward. CTV News - interview article (web): "Critics question value of full-day kindergarten in B.C."
Studies of Daycare and Cognitive Development
These studies use data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY)—a longitudinal (on going) study of about 40,000 children conducted by Statistics Canada. Participants in this research know they are being studied and answer questions regularly. This…
Universal program fails to address real needs in education
September 18, 2010. Andrea Mrozek. Vancouver Sun - article (web): "Universal program fails to address real needs in education". See more articles in the IMCF archive here
Increased antibiotic resistance, infections, and use of prescription medications (broken link)
Increased antibiotic resistance, infections, and use of prescription medications: Health implications of children in child care centres Part B: Injuries and infections (broken link)
High-quality affordable daycare? There’s never enough money or staff (broken link)
High-quality affordable daycare? There’s never enough money or staff. Alberta Liberal and NDP MLAs and daycare operators oppose Alberta’s effort to slightly improve the quality of infant daycare. “Day-care operators leery of new rules (broken link):” Calgary Herald (Sept 20,…
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All-week daycare in East Germany—a mother tells of her own and her child’s story
24/7/365 available daycare is a goal of some daycare proponents. All-week daycare in East Germany—a mother tells of her own and her child’s story: September 2000. Karin Jaeckel. Fathers for Life - book excerpt (web): "Germany devours its children —…
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