Why does the government cater to stay at home parents
By lilmamato2
@lilmamato2 (76)
United States
May 27, 2009 3:25pm CST
Recently we received a program guide from our local library. They have programs for chilren our age. During the week they offer 9 different programs for children from 10AM-2PM. Over a 3 month period that the program guide spans, that would equal about 108 programs for children for the hours of 10AM-2PM. During that same 3 month period, the local library only offers 3 programs for children that start at 6:30PM ... My concern is that in my house both parents work and like most people we do not get off until 5PM.
I was wondering if this also happens in your community, and what steps you would take in an effort to get them to do more those who work.
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@dreamr802 (985)
• United States
27 May 09
I agree with you but the problem of having programs being later in the evening most places don't stay open much later past 6-7 as a whole and plus at that time the kids are eating dinner once the parents get home and then homework and random stuff like that. If they saw an increase in attendence for the later programs they would probably add more eventually.
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@okkidokitokki (1736)
• United States
27 May 09
The main problem with having activities after 3pm is that most all of the activities done at the local libraries are ran by volunteers who do not get paid for the time they spend. THe library may provide the supplies but not pay. The best thing to do would be to go to the library and make a request for evening things or set up your own activities for the kids in your neighborhood whose parents work all day.
The things that I have seen at my library are all very simple like making a paper plate instrument or coloring while being read to. I know that as a working parent you might not have time to create activities like this but perhaps an older kid in the area would be willing to plan it in exchange for a little cash and a letter of recomendation to put in his/her college or work applications.
