what happened with socialization, friends and parents

jonathanlb 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

> socialization, friends

This still happen at daycare. If you have sent your kid to daycare/preschool, you'll know that kids become friends wit nother kids there, and parents can become friends withnother parents. A community forms because playdates are necessary when daycare/preschool is out.

> parents

Sometimes economic realities are such that both parents have to work to make ends meet. There are single-family households that also exist. Childcare is a necessity in these and other situations.

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pavel_lishin 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Do you have a lot of friends who'd be willing to watch your children for 9 hours a day while you work, especially young infants?

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tbirdny 2 days ago | parent [-]

No one does because everyone needs to have a job to survive in the US today. It used to be that many couples could survive on a single income. Not only did that allow them to better care for their kids, it also allowed them to help their siblings, parents, other family members, friends, neighbors, and community.

	▲	habinero 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		> It used to be that many couples could survive on a single income Historically, this is not true - women have always taken in work. Living on someone else's dime was for the wealthy only. The post-war years were a historical anomaly.

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rexpop 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Daycare involves all of those things.