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Examine three different types of non-parental child care. Analyze the influences that non-parental childcare has on psychological, social and cognitive development.

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Non-Parental Child Care

Child-care traditionally is taken on by the child's parents. But there are instances in society where this is not the case and this has an impact on the socialization of the child, in particular the child's psychological, social and cognitive development. This is also termed as 'day care' because usually, non-parental care is provided to children whose parents have to leave them to a caretaker or minder so that they can go to work. Berns (2009), who compiled a selection of said non-parental care arrangements, lists the following:

? Friends or relatives as carers - this usually the arrangement when it is not a regular need. Friends or family usually take in the child for an hour or two or even days when parents have no choice but to be away (usually both of them as the mom usually is the caregiver) to attend to an errand or to travel. This is usually done as a favour and the children will be very familiar with them ...

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