Re:A six-month program in Britain will assess the effects of...
by goodpoint on Tuesday June 07, 2022 @11:05AM
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> Traditionally, multigenerational households would have helped with child rearing but now it's often pretty much entirely on the shoulders of the parents
It goes much further. In 90% of human societies up to 60 years ago, it was normal for children to spend a lot of time interacting with neighbors and others outside of the home and schools environments.
Furthermore, the extreme forms of helicopter parenting where children are not even allowed to walk to school by themselves is very US-centric and very modern.
It goes much further. In 90% of human societies up to 60 years ago, it was normal for children to spend a lot of time interacting with neighbors and others outside of the home and schools environments.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_takes_a_village
Furthermore, the extreme forms of helicopter parenting where children are not even allowed to walk to school by themselves is very US-centric and very modern.