Eduard Punset It is a scientific disseminator (among many other things) that has been working for years to contribute the data of the latest discoveries about the human brain and behavior.
Much of that work is related to childhood, since it defends the maximum that in Babies and more We have commented several times that it says that childhood is the most important period in a person's life since it will largely determine the emotional and mental health of the person in adulthood.
Yesterday he published an entry in his blog that I wanted to comment, whose title attracts a lot of attention: “Sometimes, we invest more in a car than in a child“.
Children who go to daycare are usually more aggressive
Punset says that they usually hide the results of the surveys and analyzes conducted on children who go to daycare centers because they are usually negative.
Apparently Children who go to daycare before age five tend to be more aggressive and violent at later ages.
If these conclusions are hidden, I do not know, since I have read studies that show these results, it will be because taking children to the nursery is the solution most used by parents and the most supported by political parties that, in their electoral campaigns, they promise hundreds of new nurseries as a measure to facilitate the reconciliation between work and family.
Sometimes, we invest more in a car than in a child
With this phrase, Punset tells us that there are families who prefer to dedicate more money to goals such as a new car instead of educating our children.
As he explains, Western societies have managed to prosper and have tried to respect equality between men and women (another thing is that they have succeeded) including women in the world of work.
However, in order for this process in which women go to work and child care must fall to third parties, it must be done in the best conditions, "Ensuring the quality of the physical and academic content of nursery schools".
In other words, parents and society in general should devote more resources to making daycare centers a place where children can grow healthier, with lower ratios of children per caregiver, with trained professionals who respect children's rhythms, etc. Perhaps, in this way, the difference between children who stay at home and those who go to daycare centers is minimal (in fact there are already studies that show that when a child has a kind, calm and affectionate caregiver and the ratios are low there is hardly any difference compared to children who do not go to daycare centers).
But sometimes we invest more in a car than in a child
When I read the title I thought I was going to read something very different from what Mr. Punset's entry was finally. I took the title in a more literal way and I really thought it is true, that many families prefer to dedicate more money to buying a car or a house than to educate their children.
Commenting on this, I remember some of the cases I encountered when I worked in the adult service as a nurse (I am now in pediatrics). From time to time men and women between 60 and 70 years old, and grandparents, came to check health and observed that, in a way, they were neglecting.
They were usually overweight, or they were hypertensive or diabetic. As a prevention and as a method to control their diseases they were recommended to make a more or less specific healthy diet, exercise every day and perform activities that would help them relax, have fun and keep the mind awake, active and entertained.
However they could not do the diet well, because they made food for grandchildren and children and they ended up eating that same food. They could not exercise because they had to stay with the grandchildren and did not have material time to go for a walk for an hour and the activities and hobbies It seemed almost a joke.
"Of course, the parents work all day," they told me. Sure, I thought. It is logical. Most families need two salaries to live. However, sometimes, they kept explaining things to me and there you realized that yes, there are those who invest more in the car or the house than in the children.
-Now they have changed floors, and look that they had a beautiful apartment ... they have gone to live in a house and of course, they both have to work all day to pay for it - a woman told me.
-But, if you work all day to pay it, when do you enjoy your new home? - I asked.
-Well, because they go around the weekend because they say that after all the week working they don't feel like being locked up at home.
