Originally Posted by hope:
A parents incentive to keep their own child home should be that they are their children and they love them and want to spend some time with them. It also angers many of us when we hear that parents put their kids to bed at 6:30 at night. We see what these children need and it's time with their parents. A parent should want that. ..we shouldn't have to provide incentive for them to do that.
This. I have one dcb 15 months who I feel like I am basically raising. He's here from 7am until 530ish. When dad picks up, he always, ALWAYS comments about dcb looking sleepy (even when he took a second late afternoon nap) and "let's get you fed and in bed". He's in bed no later than 7pm, even if his second nap was 3 to 5pm.