lso provides themthe ability to compare these role models and to choose theappropriate characteristics which they will adopt as theirown. One third of all children are looked after byrelatives; 50% of all children in child care situations arebeing looked after by someone unrelated! to them. (Petterson533) To date, in Ontario as in all of Canada, there is noadequate government policy for child care. Funds ear markedfor this area of social assistance are eithermisappropriated or abused. Even now, in 1995, the governmentof Canada has not yet recognized the fact that children area community responsibility and that they should starttreating them as such. (Monsebraaten A1) In the end, theresponsibility of choosing the proper type of child carelies with the working parents. Proper research of the daycare facilities and employees should include aninvestigation into the availability of superior care in aquality program where rearing beliefs and practices mirrorthose of the parents. When both parents feel confident intheir day care choices, they will view them as supportiveinfluences rather than intrusive ones. This positiveattitude will provide the child with positive feedbackbecause when parents feel good about their lives anddecisions, they communicate their satisfaction to theirchildren in the form of positive feelings. These positivefeelings are then internalized by the children. (Rodman 576)Difficult as it may seem, it is clear that if forethought,research and adequate investigative techniques are applied,parents can successfully select the child care facilityand/or individual most appropriate to fulfill both their ownan! d their child’s needs. Parents who work alter severaltraditional methods of parenting. The aspects of parentingwhich are most affected are quality, quantity and content.When considering content, a major point is the preparationof the child for a society in which those children will beadults. Currently, a child has a ...
