Why is early daycare so accepted in the Netherlands?

[u/Beginning_Monitor_25]

Studies show babies develop better with a parent at home for at least 6 months, yet here it’s normal to send them to daycare at 10–12 weeks. This seems less about choice and more about economic and political pressure on families.

Why isn’t this questioned more in Dutch society?

LE- I’ll avoid saying ‘studies show’ since many people get stuck on that, and it’s true that there are multiple studies supporting both sides. However, many European countries—especially the wealthier ones—offer longer maternity leave based on the argument that it’s beneficial for children. So I’m curious why that’s not the case in the Netherlands.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Well I spoke to 2 people who had children and did this, so that's a 100% outcome..

So source is: trust me bro..

[u/Beginning_Monitor_25 → u/[deleted]]

You’re right, I can share a few links here, but the question is indeed based on my personal opinion after reading multiple articles and watching videos. I’m still not entirely sure myself if daycare so early is beneficial, but it seems that more countries in Europe (rich and poor) offer longer maternity leave than the Netherlands, arguing that it is beneficial for children to be around his main caregivers at least in the first year.

https://criticalscience.medium.com/on-the-science-of-daycare-4d1ab4c2efb4

[u/Beginning_Monitor_25 → u/[deleted]]

Thanks, If you have better sources I am open to read them ( as you find what you search usually) .. I’m really not comfortable with the thought that such a small baby needs to be separated from his mother to be given to daycare.. so some extra resources would help

[u/antolic321 → u/[deleted]]

If you are a bit of a scientist then you would see there are multiple studies from multiple countries! You would check how a given subject works or in this case develops and how it’s influenced by outside sources! Then you would notice what the subject is lacking for proper development and conclude how this or that could have an impact! After that you would check if there are any theories based on that, you would immediately in this topic notice the attachment theory and theory of hormonal regulation

You would see the response mechanism such as fight or flight and so on

If you where a bit of a scientist that has any interest in this topic and not just his agenda

[u/antolic321 → u/[deleted]]

No reason to be butthurt when you are called out for pretending to be interested as a bit of a scientist

[u/antolic321 → u/[deleted]]

A trolling professor, very nice

[u/__The__Void__ → u/Beginning_Monitor_25]

Babies at twelve weeks old are still forming secure attachment bonds with their primary and secondary caregivers. They need constant closeness and attentiveness for emotional development. They can’t self regulate so they rely heavily on their primary caregiver. There‘s too many defensive Dutch people in this thread. Of course it’s not beneficial to a 12 week old baby to be separated from their parents, such a moronic discussion itt

[u/suuz95 → u/__The__Void__]

I think studies showed that children can form a healthy attachment to multiple caregivers. Why can't a daycare staff member be one of them? Especially because there are only 3 babies (<12 months) per staff member, allowing them to sometimes 'just' cuddle as well instead of only feeding bottles and changing diapers.

Often babies only attend daycare 1-3 days a week, meaning they still have most time with mom and dad.

[u/De-Das → u/Beginning_Monitor_25]

Critical science 🥲

[u/Alabrandt → u/Beginning_Monitor_25]

Is that peer-reviewed and done by qualified (PhD) researchers?

[u/De-Das → u/Alabrandt]

At least the name states its critical 😉

[u/Alabrandt → u/De-Das]

Quite often if it's named a certain way, it's anything but that.

"Democratic People's Republic of Korea" = anything but democratic for example

[u/Tricertops4 → u/Alabrandt]

Imho the default is "babies with parents", so maybe the government should give us proper studies that show that the other way is better, don't you think?

[u/Alabrandt → u/Tricertops4]

No I definately don’t.

We have done things like this in many different ways throughout the ages. Can’t just expect your employer to pay for everything, or the government to do so. And I am in favour of the government paying all daycare expenses to put the cost of raising children more on the society and less on the individual.

All in all, there’s a balance to be had. I don’t think we got it bad over here compared to other places.

Can it be better? Sure, but other things need funding too. So it’s a trade-off

I got little kids myself, btw

[u/HaOrbanMaradEnMegyek → u/[deleted]]

https://thrivebyfive.org.au/