My children come home crying

[Turtle]

WOW! In other words -- "It takes a village to raise a child".

Where have we heard that before?

It was tempting, but I refused to go there.

The notion that it takes a village to raise a child, whereby somehow a child is communally raised and will turn out just fine, and the parents are relived of the responsibilities of teaching their children certain basic rules, values, morals and ethics, it just as ridiculous as those who believe that a child can be raised in the safe, intimate environment of a nurturing family and then get placed into the wild, wild, world of sports at 18 and they will be integrated, productive members of society. It takes both.

The family is certainly the first community we encounter, and it's certainly where those basic rules, values, morals and ethics are first taught. It is from that community where children take those lessons into the next community, where their life education continues.

The concept of "it takes a village to raise a child" comes from extended family members living in the same village, actually. Where aunts and uncles and cousins and grandparents and other relatives become the life-lesson instructors. The phrase comes from an African proverb. The context comes from what I wrote above, where because we live and interact within the society that surrounds us, it is that society which teaches the bulk of what we must know.

Clinton's book (written by Barbara Feinman, a journalism professor at Georgetown University in Washington), (unlike Jane Cowen-Fletcher's 1994 children's book of the same name) focuses on the impact which individuals and groups outside the family have, for better or worse, on a child's well-being. But she advocates in the book a society at large which meets all of a child's needs, and meets them in a very Socialistic manner.

But the one thing Clinton's book (Barbara Feinman, a journalism professor at Georgetown University in Washington) absolutely nails is, the village will raise the child, with or without the parents.

 

[Ragman]

It was tempting, but I refused to go there.

The notion that it takes a village to raise a child, whereby somehow a child is communally raised and will turn out just fine, and the parents are relived of the responsibilities of teaching their children certain basic rules, values, morals and ethics, it just as ridiculous as those who believe that a child can be raised in the safe, intimate environment of a nurturing family and then get placed into the wild, wild, world of sports at 18 and they will be integrated, productive members of society. It takes both.

The family is certainly the first community we encounter, and it's certainly where those basic rules, values, morals and ethics are first taught. It is from that community where children take those lessons into the next community, where their life education continues.

The concept of "it takes a village to raise a child" comes from extended family members living in the same village, actually. Where aunts and uncles and cousins and grandparents and other relatives become the life-lesson instructors. The phrase comes from an African proverb. The context comes from what I wrote above, where because we live and interact within the society that surrounds us, it is that society which teaches the bulk of what we must know.

Clinton's book (written by Barbara Feinman, a journalism professor at Georgetown University in Washington), (unlike Jane Cowen-Fletcher's 1994 children's book of the same name) focuses on the impact which individuals and groups outside the family have, for better or worse, on a child's well-being. But she advocates in the book a society at large which meets all of a child's needs, and meets them in a very Socialistic manner.

But the one thing Clinton's book (Barbara Feinman, a journalism professor at Georgetown University in Washington) absolutely nails is, the village will raise the child, with or without the parents.

Basically, what those of us with a moderate social outlook always say - It takes a village.

 

[WanderngFool]

It was tempting, but I refused to go there.

The notion that it takes a village to raise a child, whereby somehow a child is communally raised and will turn out just fine, and the parents are relived of the responsibilities of teaching their children certain basic rules, values, morals and ethics, it just as ridiculous as those who believe that a child can be raised in the safe, intimate environment of a nurturing family and then get placed into the wild, wild, world of sports at 18 and they will be integrated, productive members of society. It takes both.

The family is certainly the first community we encounter, and it's certainly where those basic rules, values, morals and ethics are first taught. It is from that community where children take those lessons into the next community, where their life education continues.

The concept of "it takes a village to raise a child" comes from extended family members living in the same village, actually. Where aunts and uncles and cousins and grandparents and other relatives become the life-lesson instructors. The phrase comes from an African proverb. The context comes from what I wrote above, where because we live and interact within the society that surrounds us, it is that society which teaches the bulk of what we must know.

Clinton's book (written by Barbara Feinman, a journalism professor at Georgetown University in Washington), (unlike Jane Cowen-Fletcher's 1994 children's book of the same name) focuses on the impact which individuals and groups outside the family have, for better or worse, on a child's well-being. But she advocates in the book a society at large which meets all of a child's needs, and meets them in a very Socialistic manner.

But the one thing Clinton's book (Barbara Feinman, a journalism professor at Georgetown University in Washington) absolutely nails is, the village will raise the child, with or without the parents.

Admit it. You make it up as you type.

 

[Turtle]

Admit it. You make it up as you type.

I don't go through several drafts, if that's what you mean. My principles, thoughts, ideas, and viewpoints are not created as I type them, they are long consistent over many years in many threads on these and other boards across the Internet.

 

[paullud]

Basically, what those of us with a moderate social outlook always say - It takes a village.

Not really, it basically means you need to raise your kids or the streets will. The option to raise your kids the way you want has been taken away by those on the left. The liberal ideals and programs have caused even further destruction of what the typical family used to be and guess who gets to raise kids now, the schools that typically are run by liberals.

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[layoutshooter]

Not really, it basically means you need to raise your kids or the streets will. The option to raise your kids the way you want has been taken away by those on the left. The liberal ideals and programs have caused even further destruction of what the typical family used to be and guess who gets to raise kids now, the schools that typically are run by liberals.

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It is the responsibility of those who engage in "adult acts" to then act as adults when the child comes along. Raising a child is the PRIMARY responsibility of ALL parents. Far too many, in this country, spend far too much time avoiding their responsibilities. Time for that to end.