Psychology class: America’s childcare system is broken
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Click the link below to read the article and then answer the questions:
America’s childcare system is broken
Outline Bowlby’s Maternal Deprivation Hypothesis
Distinguish between deprivation and privation
Is putting children in childcare (such as a nursery) compatible with Bowlby’s theories?
The article discusses the economic challenges faced by childcare providers. A possible solution is to change the ‘childcare ratio’ (for example, having ten children per adult as opposed to four children per adult). What do you think would be the changes to children’s experience of care if this were to happen?
How might subsidising childcare (ie the Government giving money to childcare providers in order to reduce the cost to parents) affect the roles of mothers and fathers in modern families?
Danny Galbraith, St Bartholomew’s School
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