Kids require more investment today in the first world. 400 years ago you just kind of taught your child your craft, your religion, and your culture and that was

Kids require more investment today in the first world. 400 years ago you just kind of taught your child your craft, your religion, and your culture and that was their education. Extremely few people went to any sort of school. Raising a child was different. Now there's a level of sensitivity and attention that's necessary to ensure emotional and developmental stability that's much greater than in the past. Kids must be educated through to at least college, sometimes even beyond. There's a globalized economy which children will be competing in, and everything that gives them an advantage makes a difference