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Socializing among children is crucial for development and cannot be substituted (at least entirely) with adult interaction. It's one of the main problems for h
by Ferret7446 2y ago
Socializing among children is crucial for development and cannot be substituted (at least entirely) with adult interaction. It's one of the main problems for homeschooled children.
Not to mention their parents were most likely working from home and not free to play with their kids most of the time.
- SkyPuncher 2y agoWe moved states and transitioned our old from a nanny to day care. Literally, all of her developmental milestones exploded once she was around other kids. There’s absolutely no substitute for kids seeing kids their age do things.
- tzs 2y agoAt what age does it need to start? It's not uncommon for a first child in rural families to not socialize with other children until they start kindergarten and they generally don't end up years.
- euroderf 2y agoI've wondered the same myself. I'd assume that in "the old days" a rural first child was pretty much socialized by the family only, at least until subsequent siblings dropped.