[brazos.357]

What ever side you choose there has to be interatcion with other kids. I teach Sunday School to 4-5 year olds at my church. The ones that "stay at home with Mom" are the most unruly, non-listening kids you have ever seen. They are selfish, an do not no how to act with other kids. For my daughter, she goes to a church day care during the day, but my wife works at the day care in a different room. They can still see each other whenever, but my daughter still has interaction with peers her age and you can tell it helps when she is in public or stays with other family members.

[ShadowAce]

The ones that "stay at home with Mom" are the most unruly, non-listening kids you have ever seen.

That is a problem with the "teachers"--their parents. Both my kids stay at home and everywhere we go, we get compliments on how well behaved and polite our kids are. Of course, we interact with other homeschoolers as well--so they do get their social times.

[Diva Betsy Ross]

Wow- your experience is against the rule. My experience and those of my other stay at home Mom friends , strangers I meet and family members ,comment on how bratty day care kids have become over the years. I worked in a day care before my child was born and those kids were the most lonesome, lost kids I have ever seen.

[lizma]

The ones that "stay at home with Mom" are the most unruly, non-listening kids you have ever seen.
My experience has been the opposite. It's the kids raised in "kiddy kennels" (i.e. day care) that are the most self-centered and very, very aggresive.

[homeschool mama]

That's interesting, brazos. I've seen quite the opposite.

My husband and I receive regular compliments about our 12 year old daughter...of how well she can converse and get along with any age child or adult.

Every single field trip our group has been on, the comments are always the same: "What a delightful and well behaved group of children you have." Today we have a field trip to a local radio station. Sure hope they behave...snicker.

[denfurb]

I would have to say that "Mom" is not disciplining at home if the kids act like that. I work full time and kids are at home with Granny. What I found with my kids is that they were reluctant to be left in the Sunday school class without Mom, Dad or Granny. The teacher always remarks how good they are and they are the ones who are getting the other kids together to clean up. My 4 year old has been dubbed "The Boss Lady" because she always leads the others in cleaning up after themselves after the snacks and playtime.

I guess you really can't generalize anything.