Posted to The Age (2/7/2013) on 2/7/2013 at 11:48 AM
Commenting on "After-school care crisis hits working parents"
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/afterschool-care-crisis-hits-working-parents-20130701-2p7m6.html
How amazing that the people's life-style and social behaviour have changed so dramatically that modern societies are fast becoming "she's right mate, someone will take care of them, mate!"
Life, including that of family life, is a compromise and sacrifice. Duties of parents are not just work to earn money and let others look after the offsprings, be it at a childcare centre or by nanny. At the other end of the spectrum, Granny dumping is fast becoming the norm, having put their aged parents to nursing homes and never to visit them again, or may be once in a blue moon.
Looking at a bigger picture, a person is unemployed because another person is occupying that position. There was a time, only one parent went to work and another stayed home to look after the children. Homes were not furnished excessively, no expensive private tuitions or overseas trips, because the wellbeing of the children was not centred on private schooling, luxurious items or entertainment toys.
Change of mindset can definitely help to overcome the lack of childcare facilities, and help to reduce some of the societal ills, such as intoxication and use of hard drugs. It does not matter who is staying at home to look after the children, whether the father or mother. The reward can outstrip the sacrifice.
Commenting on "After-school care crisis hits working parents"
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/afterschool-care-crisis-hits-working-parents-20130701-2p7m6.html
How amazing that the people's life-style and social behaviour have changed so dramatically that modern societies are fast becoming "she's right mate, someone will take care of them, mate!"
Life, including that of family life, is a compromise and sacrifice. Duties of parents are not just work to earn money and let others look after the offsprings, be it at a childcare centre or by nanny. At the other end of the spectrum, Granny dumping is fast becoming the norm, having put their aged parents to nursing homes and never to visit them again, or may be once in a blue moon.
Looking at a bigger picture, a person is unemployed because another person is occupying that position. There was a time, only one parent went to work and another stayed home to look after the children. Homes were not furnished excessively, no expensive private tuitions or overseas trips, because the wellbeing of the children was not centred on private schooling, luxurious items or entertainment toys.
Change of mindset can definitely help to overcome the lack of childcare facilities, and help to reduce some of the societal ills, such as intoxication and use of hard drugs. It does not matter who is staying at home to look after the children, whether the father or mother. The reward can outstrip the sacrifice.
