Daycare an outlet for children with depressed mothers

Daycare, an outlet for children with depressed mothers - Not all parents are thinking of leaving their children to daycare or daycare. Some per to take care of their own children at home, or hire a nanny. But for mothers who often experience depression, daycare can be a way out to prevent emotional problems in children.

A study showed that children whose mothers were depressed more protected from emotional problems if they are deposited at a daycare, than children raised solely by his mother in full.

"This discovery is very exciting because it saw a daycare as being able to help the mother, but of course this applies to women with emotional problems or depression," said Catherine Herba from the University of Quebec, as reported by Reuters.

These results were found by investigators after observing 1,800 children born in Quebec in the year 1997 to 1998 for five years. The mothers were surveyed regarding their mental states such as depressive symptoms, and were asked to report their childs emotional state. Not only that, the mother was also asked to report whether their children go to daycare.

As a result, about 19 percent of mothers are known to have symptoms of depression during this period. As is known through previous research, they risk children twice a centipede has emotional problems and anxiety before their fifth birthday.

Even so, it seems childrens activities by visiting the daycare to make a difference. Influence that the daycare proved more powerful than the care provided by family members or caregivers at home.

Among children who have depressed mothers, the risk of mental illness declined by 79 percent, compared with children who do not go to daycare and cared for by the mother alone at home. Researchers of this study also showed that 31 percent of school children have suffered emotional problems, depending on whether their mothers were depressed or not.

Even so, it seems the number of hours children spend in daycare had little effect. Researchers assume that the form of care provided was that influential. IN daycare, children have the opportunity to play with their peers and trained and supervised by professional staff.

Researchers claim that this does not reduce the role of the mother as a nanny. Women should know that they are still going to be a good mother despite being depressed. In addition, mothers should also strive to fight the depression that they experience for the good of their children.