Comments on: Republicans Hate Families! http://spokompton.net/2007/06/22/republicans-hate-families/ Spokane politics at its best... Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:42:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: SpokaneCynic http://spokompton.net/2007/06/22/republicans-hate-families/#comment-36 SpokaneCynic Sun, 24 Jun 2007 01:27:34 +0000 http://spokompton.net/2007/06/22/republicans-hate-families/#comment-36 I find it so incredible that a party that so often tries to prop itself up as the "business-friendly" party and the "economically-conservative" party can have such a hard time understanding that programs like this have the potential to be hugely profitable long-term investments. As our society continues to learn more about child development and, in particular, brain development, the importance of the early years of life become more and more apparent. The attachment and bonding that occurs in just the first year of life can have a substantial impact on a person for the rest of their life. Many mental health disorders are rooted in these early parent-child interactions (or lack thereof). And many of the ills of our society (domestic violence, crime, substance abuse, etc.) are rooted in these mental health disorders. Paying this paltry amount of money to people to encourage them to spend time bonding with their child during the first five weeks of life is well worth it. I find it so incredible that a party that so often tries to prop itself up as the “business-friendly” party and the “economically-conservative” party can have such a hard time understanding that programs like this have the potential to be hugely profitable long-term investments.

As our society continues to learn more about child development and, in particular, brain development, the importance of the early years of life become more and more apparent. The attachment and bonding that occurs in just the first year of life can have a substantial impact on a person for the rest of their life. Many mental health disorders are rooted in these early parent-child interactions (or lack thereof). And many of the ills of our society (domestic violence, crime, substance abuse, etc.) are rooted in these mental health disorders. Paying this paltry amount of money to people to encourage them to spend time bonding with their child during the first five weeks of life is well worth it.

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