> people used to learn parenting from their communities, families came together when a new baby was born to help out and teach. Right, and still do. That never

> people used to learn parenting from their communities, families came together when a new baby was born to help out and teach. Right, and still do. That never went anywhere. That is still how it is done. Since the dawn of man a small group of, predominantly young, people have set out into the world and left their families behind, but we saw a temporary aberration where that rate rose as people left for college, often to never return. While that trend started seeing a meaningful reversal by the late 2010s, those of average child rearing age today would have been the young adults most likely to leave around the peak migration. We're still not talking huge numbers. The large majority of people have always stayed close to their parents, but enough people separated from their families that you can write an article about it. Particularly The Atlantic, which caters to the type of people most likely to leave their family behind. Clearly we do teach parenting, from families, to the community, to even under the direction of formal institutions – so perhaps the takeaway is that the Atlantic's primary audience thought they knew better when they were 18 when they left their families behind, never befriended anyone older with children where they ended up, and now are feeling the consequences of their actions as they have children of their own? > People want to be taught how to parent, just not by the government. Keep in mind that the article is focused on America. Government is the community. Understandably, things are different in China (or whatever overlord it is you live under).