This is a shift away from informal family-based responsibility for raising children, where parents followed their intuition, ... Informal family-based

This is a shift away from informal family-based responsibility for raising children, where parents followed their intuition, ... Informal family-based responsibility was a byproduct of extended families - back when extended families were common. to a more child-centred, expert-informed approach, My wife and I were fully on our own for our first child. With no extended family to draw on, we got knowledge wherever we could. where parents pour in more time, emotion and financial investment to ensure the success of their children for which they feel personally responsible. Because parenting went from a few hours a week with extended family support to 24/7 adulting w/ no support. When there is no life beyond your children, it turns out that rat-racing them toward a bleak future is the best of the bad options.