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| The best thing I ever did for my children was to put them into day care from 6 month old. You'd be amazed how much it improves their social skills. Picking up every virus is also a good thing because their Immune system naturally.
Not to mention the amount of energy and love I could show them when they came back from day care instead of being always drained.
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This is also an important aspect for a child. My son's doctor told us, after we were there for the umpteenth time in the first 6 months he had been in nursery, that all kids have to go through this sick period when they first come into contact with other kids and their bugs, sniffles and tummy upsets.
His consolation was "at least it isn't in his first 6 months of Kindergarten when it is important he doesn't miss too much."
This made perfect sense to me.
I agree that perhaps a nursery for a very young child isn't suitable for all but it is at least worth giving it a try. Our son absolutely flourished from when we put him into his nursery. He has learned things that I couldn't possibly teach him if it were just he and I at home all day. He has also become nicely independent and, if my husband and I need to go out together occasionally, he is more than happy to settle with a baby sitter or a relative for an evening.
I know one 15 month old who never left his mother's side from the moment he was born and when his mum had to go into hospital for a week's stay the child had a complete trauma even though he had his father with him. Life shouldn't be like that.