Investing in Mothers? The Long-Run Impact of a Universal Child Care

Re:Investing in Mothers? The Long-Run Impact of a Universal ... by adamrezich on Wednesday September 09, 2026 @01:11PM (#49629827)

I dunno man my wife takes care of our one-year-old not just staying at home but going to the library and stores and the nearby petting zoo and stuff, and he's only been sick once, after a long day of air travel where my wife and I got sick as well—whereas, friends' daycare'd kids are sick all the time, constantly having runny noses and such. Just something I've noticed, is all.

Outside of society being oriented around having my wife work and sending our son to daycare rather than having her raise him at home, everything's going great so far, one year in.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Investing in Mothers? The Long-Run Impact of a Universal ... by danans on Wednesday September 09, 2026 @01:25PM (#49630036)

> whereas, friends' daycare'd kids are sick all the time, constantly having runny noses and s

Probably just the common cold most of the time. My nose was runny through most of my childhood too. And kids are snotty - always have been - it's not necessarily a condition that needs to be fixed. If it's bothersome to you, then of course avoid group childcare.

Also, some diseases like chicken pox are preferable to contract as a child and gain immunity to then - since they are far worse symptomatically to contract as an adult.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Investing in Mothers? The Long-Run Impact of a Universal ... by adamrezich on Wednesday September 09, 2026 @02:38PM (#49631633)

Chicken pox isn't a concern due to vaccines. Common colds especially for very small children are a bit more of a concern due to ear infections. I'd like to avoid putting tubes in my son's ears if possible.

[ Parent | on HN ]