RE: Question 1: Pre-school support-MY GRANDSON

Ze'ev Wurman has put it quite well, about the MP and his serious concerns about the "state's encroachment on parental rights".

On the drive home last night I pondered all the comments I read during the day about birth through K care as would be reorganized under the MP.

As I pulled into the driveway, my thoughts jumped to my 2½ yr old grandson, who spends half his life with his mom and half his life with his dad, our son, surgically split exactly in the middle so that both parents get their half equally. His behavior generally is good, but he is aggressive and prone to tears with little distress in his little life, and need I wonder why. He has two houses, two bedrooms, and two sets of parents (new honey's on both sides). After the Laker win on Friday and again on Sunday, neighbors set off fireworks. His reaction was fear, and tears cowering on his dad's shoulder. Most days as I get ready to drive out of the driveway, he sits in grandpa's lap and helps me drive out of the driveway. He pushes buttons, and anything else that moves. I love this guy but have to balance the cost of repairing the turn signal or the windshield washer arm against letting him have his fun. No amount of threat from me stops him. I do get control, but he is aggressive! 

This precious child, has full time parents and grandparents lovingly gradually directing his life towards appropriate actions, gradually, lovingly, and patiently taking care of the business of parenting. Now what do you suppose would be the actions of some part time state approved and licensed ECE provider to all this aggressive activity. Perhaps bring in the psychologists, and tell us that this child's activities are NOT AGE APPROPRIATE based on some state norming, and recommend state approved counseling and even some meds to "calm him down". SCARY, VERY SCARY!