How would people bring up their children in the 16th century?

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Answer 1

It depends on where they lived, but in Europe, children were treated as little adults.

From the time they walked, children were dressed as adults, and were expected to conduct themselves accordingly. In the lower classes, children worked as hard as their parents. They were expected to help raise food, mind their smaller siblings, and education was nonexistent. Extremely poor families that had more than one son could try to apprentice them to a trade, such as blacksmithing or tanning.

If the child was born into the middle class, then they were fortunate enough to have more to eat than the lower classes. If the family had a trade, then the sons were apprenticed into the trade as soon as possible, to help the family business prosper. Girls were expected to cook, sew, and learn other housekeeping skills. Education might be a possibility for some boys, but it was rare.

In the high classes, education was given to the boys of the family. If there was a trade involved, then education focused on the trade.

Boys and girls were more than likely assigned to governesses, who were like full-time nannies, responsible for their entertainment and care. Girls could learn things like embroidery or music, and were given lessons in ettiquette and deportment.

Either way... being a kid in the 16th century wasn't much fun.

Answer 2

Children In The 16th Century

Answer 3

Children weree given many chores to do...not only was there much work to be done, but they believed "idle hands do the devils work". Nor did they have much entertainment indoors- so people did crafts, etc while they sat around and talked.
Not that children were not allowed to run around and play- they just had a few hours work to do every day.

Answer 4

Children were brought up to be 'God fearing' and 'know their place'. There were very difined roles for boys and girls. Only the aristocracy tended to educate girls and then only for the things she would need for running a home and family. The man was seen as the provider and the woman the home maker. She always looked after the keys of the house.

The church used the bible to instill the 'order' of society. A very hierarchical society where the husband was head of his household as God was head of the church. A woman in charge was seen as very bad. Children were brought up to accept this.

The vast majority of children did not make it to their fifth birthday, so parents did not on the whole get as attached to their children as parents of today. If they got past childhood and girls did not die in childbirth, they had a chance of a fairly long life.

Answer 5

In the 16th century, Puritan theorists such as John Calvin began to preach the need to drive out evil impulses. With expressions such as “spare the rod and spoil the child” and “the devil finds work for idle hands to do” they attempted to foster habits of work and limit sexual exploration and misbehaviour.

Answer 6

The same as today. Only some skills and crafts started at an earlier age, about 10 years old. Education was left to the Church.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

with a sense of duty to family, country. Strong work ethnic, most married within the village.Basic survival work for food,etc took most of the day light hours.

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