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how did children address to their parents in colonial times?

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Answered by Anonymous
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Children would say - your dutiful son or daughter, while addressing their parents.


The society was stratified. The ways in which people interacted with each other reflected their relative social positions. Sir, was a common form of address. It was used by all classes while conversing with gentlemen or men of the middle classes. Madam, was used to address women.


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Answered by smartbrainz
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Children addressed their parents in colonial times by being very formal

Explanation:

  • There were often many children in colonial families and aunts, uncles and grandparents often lived together. The time of the colonist was spent mostly on jobs. The women both young and old  did household tasks such as cooking, washing, milking and clothes.
  • There were several activities for children in a colonial farm in Virginia. They did their education  and schooling for boys and girls differed. From a very early age, children started working on the farm.
  • The father served as head of the family in all colonial families. He was the bread winner and administrative. Fathers have played the role of religious leaders in most communities, especially in rural areas, setting standards by taking the family into daily prayer and directing them in acceptable religious and social behaviour.
  • When it comes to the basics of parenting, fathers had little responsibility, aside from discipline, until the children were older
  • Mothers ' position in colonial families varied according to the wealth of their families. Moms played an important role in raising children for poorer and rural families and performed basic tasks such as cooking, cleaning and laundry.

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