No daycare, is that weird?
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My son also 2 and has never been to daycare. I feel bad sometimes that he isn't around children as often as others. But on the other hand with him being a preemie and VERY low birth weight, once he finally came home from the NICU I knew I wasn't letting him go. It ended up working out better financially to keep him home too of course. And I have peace of mind I know what he's eating through the day, I know his activities, make sure he naps, etc. When he is around children he doesn't act like he's out of place or awkward or anything like that so I think he'll be ok when it's time for school (if I don't homeschool too 😅).
Nothing wrong with your choice, you do what feels the best for you and your little one. Mine is 1 year old I was meant to start working and him childcare next month and I cancelled both, work and childcare. We are simply not ready and I’m not even ready to leave him alone with grandparents. I try to do different activities for kids with him so he’s still spending time with other children few times a week and we are doing great he has fun, I’m calm and he’s not getting sick from the childcare so I have a healthy boy at home. This is my story and it works so well for us 🥰
@Sisa heavy on the not getting sick!
For me I dont trust anyone but me and my husband to watch my son ( strangers aka daycare or family )and he is 2.5 .this is my second time around, my boy has a 21 and 19 year old siblings and i never sent them to daycare and they turned out great we do play dates with other kids all different ages. i am fortunate to get to be a stay at home mom again and as a mom in her 40s i can tell you that the time goes by so fast ( you will miss the time when they were small)and id rather spend most of my time with my little one then away from him if i need a break dad can give me one when hes home from work .
My sons been going since he was 6 months old and the staff have picked up on this that’s I would have otherwise missed just keeping him home . He’s a friendly social little boy and I put that down to him being around other children and adults . It may not work for some parents but it works for me
My son is 3 and has never been to childcare and had only been left with his grandma for a couple hours at a time. He starts at a day home next month part time and if it wasn't for me working to become necessary, I would not send him at all.
No it's not bad at all. Children don't really need any social interaction with other children until like 3 or 4 I believe. My 2 year old has never been to daycare...my family makes snide comments about her not being "socialized" but she'll be ok. She's not in daycare because we simple can't afford it and there's nothing wrong with your baby being home with you.
@Tai in on the same boat. Just want to be able to do the best for him so I wasn’t sure if I was making a mistake.
I think everyone has different opinions on doing things. My son has been at nursery since he was two and I wouldn’t have changed my decision. I don’t really have friends to socialise with, which means he dosent really engage with anyone his own age. So going to nursery has really helped and he now has a few little friends he always talks about - he’s also learnt so so much and his speech has become fantastic. I personally wouldn’t have any young children not attend nursery as I believe it’s a huge step towards school 🙂 but everyone is different x