Parenting is perhaps the most important profession in the world. There is not a person alive who has not been massively impacted by how their parents interacted with them. Adoption, step-parenthood, homosexuality, socioeconomic status… All of these can affect how a child grows and develops. Perhaps the most important indicator of a healthy child is the method with which they were raised. A child raised in a rich but ultimately (dare I say) abusive household is likely to experience more problems in life. Of course, not all parenting techniques are equal. In fact, I’d say that a majority of them are less than effective. In reference to the sheer number of children that are a byproduct of inferior parenting, I would estimate that most parents aren’t very conscious of their parenting styles. As mentioned in the Demographic Winter post, those with lower education and general morality are having more children than those higher up. Sadly, that means that those who could provide optimal pa
In times long gone by, fathers were once a very influential figure in the lives of their children. The examples set and the precedents established were viewed as priceless, and their place in the home remained nearly as important as the mother's. Unfortunately, times have changed. Men have become more and more of an optional thing in the lives of their children. With the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, fathers moved out, and they stopped working in the home in favor of higher paying jobs in factories and fields. With this development, fathers became less prevalent, now solely earning the title of breadwinner. No more was the shining and constant example of a father in the home alongside his wife. For a majority of his day, he was to spend his time serving another's purposes to provide for his family. While honorable, this paved the way for even more devastating occurrences. As this went on, 20 th century psychologists concluded (as was usual) that the father played