Child care of
good-quality
The
results of a study have revealed, led by James J. Heckman at the University of
Chicago, that high-quality care during the years in preschool have influenced
both mothers and children of low-income families. The benefits out of the good
child care do make huge differences two decades later. That has offered those children
to have better alternatives and lead more successful lives due to more
education, improved health and better jobs.
He
also believes that investing in the continuum of learning from birth to age 5
not only impacts each child, but it also strengthens America’s workforce today
and prepares future generations to be competitive in the global economy
tomorrow (James J. Heckman, Investment in Early Childhood Education
Yields Substantial Gains for the Economy, Dec 12, 2016).
What
he’s focused is early child education and high-quality care early in life the
key to approaching a promising future for generation. It not only helps mothers
but the children who are raised with fully caring by mothers and good child
care. Doing so, the children of low-income families seem to gain firm grounds
to compete with well-off children in their future. His theory should be applied
globally if a country willingly tries and also afford.
Being a mother
It
is motherhood discussed here, not guaranteed to be born with as believed deeply
but learning from the beginning after being informed one way or another.
How
could she be a mother to raise a docile child?
She
was not an obedient daughter as her parents expected since she was little.
How
could she be a mother to convince her child not to violate the school rules?
She
was not a student to follow the school rules but to break them and challenged authority
intentionally.
How
could she be a mother to tell her child not to cut classes?
She
let her mother wait for her to say where she went to, but she hardly expanded.
How
could she be a mother to devote herself to raising her child without complaining
but with fully love?
How
could she be a mother to allow her child to do what wasn’t unexpected?
She
couldn’t get rid of how worries crossed the face of her mother after she made a
scaring sudden decision.
How
could she be a mother with a brilliant mind, or smart at least mind, and tireless
and ceaseless dedication to her child?
She
got none of those characters.
She
took it inevitably that it was her destiny to be bonded with her parents and
siblings. She did not have an alternative option, did she? But, it seemed to
her for certain that she could make the decision whether or not and when to
have a baby if she really wanted because motherhood meant endless weights and
responsibilities on her shoulders.
A
quick conclusion might be jumped into that she was selfish somehow.
How
could she be a responsible and caring mother with selfless love which was a
must if the assumption was right?
She
thought she could lead her own life for at least a long while after she was
married off. At the moment happiness did not come first but only a shock. It
was true that appearances could be deceiving and she did not show how
disappointed she was, but attempted a wry grin. She rarely showed a soft side
of her even though she was on the verge of tears. She could not hide it her
expression turned thoughtful.
She
thought if she had been given more time, she must have been offered an idea
about what kind of life she really wanted to live. She did not feel like what
was said -- that most women are thrilled when they were told they were pregnant.
She was doomed to having the blood bond to the end of her life with her child. It
was not only about her life plan changed unpredictably but the fact being one
as a mother to act differently from what she was.
She
lacked confidence in herself because parenting was easier said than done she realized
from what she observed. Besides, there was a constant reminder of the
relationship between her parents and the absence of her father.
A cherished
child
She
couldn’t think it straight and hesitated for only a fraction of a second to
accept the congratulations from the doctor – that she was pregnant. But, she smiled
with her mouth not her eyes. She couldn’t make out her words. Besides, there
was no need to fill the air with useless conversation in uncomfortable silence.
She
could only let her brain take over for her heart, and accepted what was ahead
of her even though the anxious thoughts kept creeping to her mind. A standing
appointment every month was required and she was extremely overwhelmed by what
she was going through.
She
slept really crappy most of nights and was occasionally lucky to take catnaps (假寐) during
the lunch hours. She wished she wouldn’t have to burn the candle at both ends
like her mother under extraordinary stress. She thought she would be falling
apart, but she never did. It seemed trivial at all when she recognized the
signs of exhaustion on her face in the mirror.
She
gave it a thought to lose the tension in her shoulders, but her routines did
not come back on schedule. Sometimes, she lost track of time. She missed it but
put it in the past – that she was unable to want time to herself. She was not
herself anymore.
Emotions
of happiness flitted across her face and what she had been drowning in grief
was all gone replaced with pleasure by unstoppable staring her beautiful girl
baby. She was absolutely content with just looking. Her daughter was very precious
to her and she knew she loved her for the rest of her life.
She
didn’t give her daughter a false hope because she was certain it was unlikely
to keep everything stress-free for her. She only accompanied her daughter to
see how she’d go forward, and do the best she could. It was always worthwhile for
her to see her daughter beaming from ear to ear in front of her favorite dessert
she prepared for her.
She
had only love but no more obligations to her adult daughter.
However,
she hoped that her daughter would be braced a bright future and happiness for all
her life. That was all she, as a mother, prayed for.
Child Care in Kaohsiung
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