Re: various

At 12:20 AM 28-03-06, Carol or John Burgeson <burgytwo@juno.com> wrote:
>D. F. Siemens, Jr. wrote: "Additionally, a factor in delinquency is being
>raised in a single-parent household."
>
>I wonder if this is true -- or just "perceived common sense." The recent
>book, FREAKONOMICS, indicates that a child's character isn't much
>affected whether or not he had one parent or two, whether or not he was
>sent to day care, whether or not his mother worked, whether he had two
>mommies or two daddies or one of each. Reference is made to a 1998 book
>by Judith Harris called THE NURTURE ASSUMPTION, where these claims are
>reinforced. Steven Pinker, in BLANK SLATE, has endorsed the claims.
>
>---------------------

I think that so many factors play a role that it is impossible (or
almost so) to make hard and fast conclusions. A child's genetic
pre-dispositions, relationship to parent/s, other caregivers,
cultural background etc etc. Also - are single parents more likely
(in the west) to come from lower income families? If yes, what does
that mean? If not - etc etc.

Its a bit like boarding school. Is it good for a child or not? As a
son of a missionary in a remote area we all had to go to boarding
school. Back then home schooling was unheard of - and anyhow, my
folks wanted us exposed to western culture for the expected eventual
return to the west...and living in a remote village in the middle of
the jungle was not the place to receive such cultural acclimatization.

People often ask me, "Is BS ok? Should I send my child?"

I tell them the question is almost unanswerable. Even in one family
you can have different children with different reactions. I loved it,
one brother tolerated it, another did not do so well.

Human social interactions are so complex as to be almost incomprehensible. :)

>Iain

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