Modern parents take on much more of the childcare responsibilities themselves than their Stone Age ancestors, but this leads to less effective parenting, a new study suggests. Anthropologists at Cambridge University studied Mbendjele BaYaka, a semi-nomadic tribe who live today in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to find out how traditional societies care for their youngsters. They found that …
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Modern life may have made many things easier, but scientists say that raising a child is not one of them. A study of modern hunter-gatherer groups suggests that our Stone Age ancestors gave their children better childcare than we do today. Researchers from Cambridge University found that children among the Mbendjele BaYaka in the Republic of Congo received nine hours …
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This post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author’s own. Addison Beasley– Mustangs Ahead (LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL)- Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) psychology Mustangs at Lakewood Ranch High School (LRHS) had the opportunity to experience what it is like to be a parent. Over the course of two weeks, Mustangs were required to …
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A recent boom in the number of would-be parents who are looking to share a child with a platonic co-parent has left UK agencies with an unprecedented demand. Founder of the UK-based coParenting Agency Gillian McCallum had to branch out her previous business in order to respond to the rising desire among adults to meet someone solely for the purpose …
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