1st day of school in the 70's vs. Today

[KiddieCahoots]

Lol! Wow! That does bring back memories.
Don't forget the hand-me-downs we got from siblings, and cousins, that were categorized as "new clothes", because we had never actually worn them ourselves ::.........

[preschoolteacher]

I TOTALLY emphasize with the mom from today.

I think I am that mom.

I KNOW I would be so, so, so, so, SO much worse if I was not doing daycare.

My little guy would be a complete monster if I had unlimited time to spend on him, cutting his watermelon into the shape of hearts, creating elaborate "invitations to play" by setting up/arranging his toys in appealing scenes to inspire creativity while he's napping, and so on.

I THANK you ladies of daycare.com because this has been the #1 biggest influence that got me to relax, take a deep breath, and let him be.

That and RIE. I do really like the RIE philosophy of childcare.

I want to find a balance of doing really awesome, special stuff with my kids FOR my kids. Not for facebook, pinterest, or my own ego. And then I want to balance that with having a simple, peaceful happy life.

50% 70s mom + 50% today's mom = the mom I want to be.

[Rockgirl]

I love this part:

10. The night before the first day of school prepare the bento boxes. Fill containers with organic, local strawberries intricately cut into the shapes of sea creatures. Include homemade, nut free granola made with certified gluten-free oats. Make a sandwich on vegan hemp bread out of tahini, kale and jicama. Form it into the shape of your child's favorite Disney character. Make flowers out of non-dairy cheese slices, olives and seaweed. Photograph the finished Bento Box and post it to Instagram.

[Unregistered]

My mom says this is because parents are overly concerned about what other parents think about them now days.

Both of the families of my dcks who just started kindergarten said that they have taken a LOT of heat from other parents, for leaving their children in family child care. No "real" preschool, no center = bad bad bad, apparently.

But both did exceptionally well on their pre-K evaluations, to the point where each evaluator asked WHERE they went to preschool.

I think the families feel vindicated now

[Blackcat31]

Both of the families of my dcks who just started kindergarten said that they have taken a LOT of heat from other parents, for leaving their children in family child care. No "real" preschool, no center = bad bad bad, apparently.

But both did exceptionally well on their pre-K evaluations, to the point where each evaluator asked WHERE they went to preschool.

I think the families feel vindicated now

That's awesome!!

for family child care providers!!

[Josiegirl]

That's one of the funniest things I've read in a while. I was more a child of the 60's but so much rang true, right down to having a monkey as a pet. Koolaid, Twinkies, bologna sandwiches with miracle whip, and an apple(which I also never ate).

[NightOwl]

This makes me sad for modern mom! It seems like she's putting forth so much effort into every tiny detail that her child will not notice or give a second thought to.

For parents like modern mom, I believe they do it for themselves and to relieve the pressure of being or appearing to be a perfect parent. Because lord knows their kids could care less about a bento box.

I started kindy in 82, but can completely relate to the 70s, all the way down to the cigarette smoking, the outfits we wore and the awesome long summers.