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Reply to "If you grew up poor, do you wish your kids did too?"
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[quote=Anonymous]If you like reading parenting or sociology books, check out Unequal Childhoods: Class, Race, and Family Life. http://www.amazon.com/Unequal-Childhoods-Class-Race-Family/dp/0520271424 As someone who was raised working class and at times poor, and who is now upper middle class, I found this book spot on in describing the overwhelming strengths daily life in the middle class give your kids. It's profound how big the gulf is. That doesn't mean it's ideal. There is a benefit to some entitlement mentality (kids advocate for themselves and learn how to do so as adults), but it can obviously go too far (and does). There is a lot to be said for some parenting techniques used by poor parents. Kids are more creative, closer to family, don't get bored or exhausted from hyper over scheduling. My goal is to find a happy mixture for my child, which I think I'm doing pretty well at, so far. Highly recommend the book if you like reading that sort of thing.[/quote]
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