The state has taken over all of the collective interests in the welfare of children. This leaves the parents and the government as the only beings who have a re

The state has taken over all of the collective interests in the welfare of children. This leaves the parents and the government as the only beings who have a responsibility and authority over a child's life. This is more pronounced in the suburbs than in urban neighborhoods in my experience, having lived in a variety of both. I think it's a very unhealthy way of thinking about raising children. It takes a village and all that. When families live in areas where they naturally commingle they tend to be interested in the welfare of others around them. I think that's why it's more of an issue in the physically isolating suburbs.