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I believe that over time we'll find that children raised by stranger... This has been studied. There is very little evidence for your hypothesis.

• tomp 9y ago
  Do you have any links to any more extensive explanation?
  • harryh 9y ago
    The work of Judith Harris is a good place to start.
• burfog 9y ago
  It is been studied: communes in Israel, child care in Russia, orphanages in Romania... it turns out that you can't usefully pay people to love children. Mothers will do things for children that paid workers will not do. If that could work, then the children would love their paid caregivers, and the family ceases to exist. Human relationships require time, and this time can not be scheduled. One must be there for the bruises and scratches.
• astura 9y ago
  I mean, it should be pretty obvious that isn't the case, as the person you form the strongest bond with in your life is an unrelated "stranger." That would be your spouse, of course.