I recently got a job at a daycare. My dds will be going there before and after school. But I feel guilty because they never went to daycare. I wanted to get a job during the day so I would have time at night to make dinner and put them to bed(ever since they were born my dh has worked days and I have worked 2nd shift) should I feel guilty?

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I too work in a daycare. My youngest son goes with me. It's the perfect situation for a working parent if you ask me. You get to work, your child gets to go with you plus they have the interaction with other kids.

Don't feel guilty. I think it's a good choice. You will be there with them and then you'll be able to be with them at home in the evening.

Don't worry it will be fine.

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Jodie....Wife to Andrew (1995)
Mommy to Riley (2000) and Wyatt (2003)

Don't feel guilty. My kids have been in daycare since they were 3 months old. It was hard, but a good choice for our situation. We live out in the country with no other children around. My kids love being in the country, but wish they had their "friends" live closer. They have made many good friends in daycare and learned so much. My kids are older now (10 & 6), but when they were little, they loved daycare because they got to play with kids all day long other than each other.

DO NOT FEEL GUILTY!!!

You get to put your kids to bed and cook them dinner now! Plus you will be at the same place they are!

Do not feel guilty at all. My DD has been in daycare since she was 6 weeks old and she has thrived. This sounds like the perfect solution -- you are getting a paycheck and your kids will be close by and well cared for. What more could you ask for?

I worked in a daycare for years and had my kids there also. It was great. Now my little one is at a at home daycare while I work. I do not feel guilty at all. He has been there since he was 6 weeks old and the provider loves him and he loves her!! I love her too!! I know he is getting the best care available.

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You should not feel guilty. You have to do what you have to do to get a paycheck. my girls have been in daycare since 3 months and they love it.

As a single mom I had no choice but to put my little girl in daycare - she went @ 9 weeks old - but honstly - even if I did not work I think I would still send her. Her is why: her face lights up when she sees her teachers and friends, she is motivated to try new things (she is starting to walk @ 9m), she has learned flexability with things such as feeding, she has learned to sleep when tired - quiet or not, because on my 1 weekday a week off I can run all my errands and cut the grass so I can spend my entire weekend with her! - and most importantly who does not need 1 more person to love them and tell them how wonderful they are? - As parents we all do what we have to do - we make the best of our situation - our children do know this (they won't tell us until they are older and have kids of their own) - remember it is the quality not the quantity of time they remember.

You should not feel guilty. But I have to admit that I did too. I work at a preschool as well and my 2 year old son goes there. It is the best situation there is if you are going to work. Not too many people can take their children to work with them. Make the most of the drive to and from work and you still have the whole night to be with them.