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| 01/16/12 11:27 PM |
Re: Typical overnights for under 2-year-old
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[quote] I taught elementary school for many years, and it was not at all uncommon for the female teachers that were new moms or even teachers that had toddlers to feel sick at work from missing their kids. These moms would tell me they would cry on Sunday nights, knowing they had to bring their baby or toddler to day care on Monday, or leave them home with a sitter. I asked one young mom why she didn't have pics of her two toddlers on her desk, and she said she couldn't because it made her sick to see their photos when she wanted to be home with them. ............ I know the maternal instinct may be stronger in some women than in others [/quote]
That's NOT the maternal instinct.
The maternal instinct, after the newborn stage, involves missing your kids, but understanding that you have a responsibility to work to house/feed the kids and an understanding that to grow into healthy adults they need socialization with others, to attend school, etc.
What you described with those moms wasn't maternal instincts, it sounds more like seperation anxiety, which is a MENTAL ILLNESS, not healthy adaptive behavior.
I think you are the one who needs to do more research.