NICHH Child Care Study: Mother's Sensitivity Not To Be Overlooked

I've done some digging, trying to find the original study and an honest review of it for you to use. It was not as easy to find as I had hoped! However, I did make some progress. The actual study is at www.secc.rti.org but it is basically a scientific report of the types of testing and research they did, it is not an overview of the findings. The actual press release put out by the NICHH is at www.nichd.nih.gov/news/releases/child_care.cfm so this is probably the most reliable source for the overview. I find it interesting that the release states: "a mother's sensitivity was a better iindicator of reported problem behaviors than was time in child care." Also, "Higher maternal education and family income also predicted lower levels of children's problem behaviors." Interesting, I haven't found a single news article that reports this! Could it be that it's just too hard to put any blame on parents for their child's behavior so the media gives the parents an out by placing it on the child care centers? Things that make ya go hummmmmm....