Do you believe "It takes a village to raise a child"?

Answer 1

It takes a good FAMILY to raise a child but it takes a good village to give him good morals. Family cannot do that alone.

Answer 2

No, not really. But then my father was raised in a pretty rural setting. He grew up on dairy farm with little contact from "outsiders". There was alot of extended family, but not much else. He is a decent caring man, who, I think, did pretty well.

I was also raised in a rural setting, and most of my contacts were with close friends of my family. What I learned at the small town school I attended for awhile was that intolerance was acceptable, racism was OK, even good, getting drunk was a fine pass time, and that if you had enough money(or the right name), you could get away with murder, literally.

My kids do attend public school, but other than that, I limit their "friends" to people I know well. Parents are the first line of defense against predators. Many, many people who "the village" have put up as wonderful role models are sickos. Watch the evening news and you will see what I mean! Parents need to be more attentive and involved with their children's lives. Then maybe the village can take a break from prosecuting sexual predators, and burying kids killed by other kids.

Answer 3

In theory I like the idea,,, on some etheral level,,, not strictly an intrusive one, by any neighbor.

That's more the issue actually,,, in that "raising" in most modern day 1st world nations, is a very personal, individual concern,,,unless of course we fall short, know it, and ask,,,for aid. Many do not "ask"

We all originated from cultures in which communal child rearing was a natural phenomenon, and not jealously attacked by the blood parent.

Certainly you can't dispute advantages,,,and yes,,,disadvantages,,, to influences OUTSIDE a narrow family structure that MOLD a child/person.

Example: I was born and raised on a farm. It was likely the best years of my life, but I also explored, and still do, being encouraged to do so by ME, and a desire to expand knowledge, etc.

Had I remained "On the farm" I would have been limited,,, but perhaps not depressively aware of that, and possibly could have followed the plow path for life?
I chose otherwise,,,and with no real regret,,, however,,, into my 7th decade, I have moments when I MISS the "Village"

Steven Wolf

Answer 4

While teachers, community leaders, sports coaches, etc. provide a significant impact on formation of a young mind's views and attitudes, raising children remains an immediate parents' responsibility. At least that is how the word "parent" is defined - one that begets or brings forth offspring; a person who brings up and cares for another.

Does not take a village - just a couple of "well-adjusted" adults.

Answer 5

No. I'm not big on Socialism in any form.
That, and there are too many village idiots out there to trust them with my child

Answer 6

if you consider a village to be the parents, siblings, relatives and mentors... everyone that interacts with a child influences the child so in my eyes a village may just be enough

Answer 7

Yes. Parents are only 2 individuals in the grand scheme of things, and cannot possibly prepare their children for what the world holds completely and totally by themselves. For what children need to learn and grow, parents are only the guide; the rest of the world is their teacher.

Answer 8

Yes, I do. By village, I mean....parent, teachers, community leaders. It's up to many to teach our children and youth of today to live in this world. Even if you don't have children, some of what you do may affect them. They learn by example, by watching us, the adults.

Answer 9

Yes, because the individual is only a part of a family for a short period of their life, and they need to function in the larger world for the majority of their life, and will need to work within the boundaries of what the larger society requires.

Answer 10

A better infrastructure, but depends on how we define 'to raise a child' !