Some parents are of the opinion that toddlers should be placed in the care of relatives, while others prefer to entrust their
children
to daycare
centres
.
Although
both options have their advantages and disadvantages, I highly recommend that preschool kids be sent to kindergartens to optimize their early cognitive development.
Being cared for by families give
children
a greater chance of building healthy future relationships. According to the renowned child psychologist Mary Ainsworth, the quality of adult attachments mirrors those formed during early childhood.
As a result
, a child who is cared for by devoted relatives is more likely to enjoy secure attachments during both infancy and adulthood.
Nevertheless
, there is a remarkable loophole when
children
are raised
this
way. To initiate and sustain early cognitive growth, scientific strategies are required which non-professionals might not be aware of.
That is
to say, having families as carers may satisfy kids' emotional needs, but is lacking when the training of their intelligence is concerned.
On the other hand
,
childcare
centres
provide a superior alternative, in my opinion.
This
option has been reported as being adverse for preschoolers' emotional health; with dozens of
children
on hand, the staff is unlikely to give adequate attention to any individual.
Nonetheless
,
this
concern has been addressed by the sophisticated training of nursery teachers in a wide range of related fields
such
as education and psychology, which has significantly improved
childcare
services in recent decades.
Moreover
, attending kindergarten will better assist toddlers when it comes to cognitive growth. Psychological research has shown that to stimulate the ability to encode a memory of the infant's brain, constant challenges have to be presented to the
children
.
Such
activities have been embedded in the programs of many daycare
centres
, especially those in developed countries.
For instance
, from videos on the Internet featuring Norwegian
childcare
services, nursery teachers can be seen to effectively engage their students in fun competitions, word-building games, and storytelling. These are all evidence-based methods to maximize neuronal growth in
children
. Regarding
this
aspect, non-expert family members are comparatively inadequate.
In conclusion, there are indeed emotional benefits in having relatives as child carers, but modern-day highly trained nursery staffs are capable of bringing about the same mental security.
Hence
,
although
some parents may think that their
children
should be taken care of by families, I advise that toddlers be entrusted to
childcare
centres
to peak their early brain development, being given that emotional health is no longer an issue.
