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This is a good point.  I wonder if the "lack of village" contributes to parental burnout, impatience, etc.  For those of us who have no local family or community, the relentlessness of being with your kids 24/7 can't be ignored.  We love our kids, but there is no dropping them off at grandma's while we run a few errands.  Date night means coordination of a babysitter, as does any adult function.  Holidays means traveling with little ones and the expense of flights or days in the car.  There is no running around with cousins on bored summer days, playdates have to be planned.  This isn't exactly dumping your kid off on anyone else.  Small, healthy breaks are needed.[/quote]

Well, I can drop my kid off at MIL. She was a generation that neglected the kids.  She was a SAM but her work was focused around being a house wife.  The kids were sent outside all the time to play and fend for themselves and no time or attention spent on their development or academics.

So now when she is with my DC at home she doesn’t know what to do with it.  She can’t send it outside.  She doesn’t know how to interact and play with one. So she plops DC in front of TV or computer.  And I’m being a quality parent don’t want DC to spend hours in front of a screen.[/quote]

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