We Learn Nothing About Parenting From Other Cultures If We Leave Out Dads
Hunter, Gather, Parent offers an important lesson — but not the one intended.
Stay updated with breaking news from Minimal Interference. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Hunter, Gather, Parent offers an important lesson — but not the one intended.
Share Photo: (Photo : Priscilla Du Preez / Unsplash ) One would have to question if yelling, negotiating, and arguing with a child is the norm worldwide. If not, how do other parents manage to be calmer parents sans the tension and power struggles? Some families from hunting-gathering villages are highlighted as an example of calmer parenting. Calmer Parents Rarely Need to Tell Their Kids What to Do Anthropologist Sheina Lew-Levy conducted a study with BaYaka hunter-gatherers in Central Africa. She observed adults rarely needed to tell their children what to do, which is only about three ...