My visit to the modern village essay
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The roles of mothers and fathers have changed dramatically in the past three decades.
In 1975, when I was ten, my father went to work while my mother stayed home to take care of my two brothers, our big suburban house and me. This arrangement was pretty standard practice from house to house in our neighborhood.
Today, when I look around my own suburban town I see a very different dynamic. More women are going to work to support themselves and their families. More and more men are taking an active role in the daily care of their children, some staying home altogether. Today, the title of “head of household” is more likely to rotate based on need and ability, rather than gender.
In addition, the families around me are being created, combined, and reconfigured in a multitude of ways, including through adoption or remarriage. Today’s families are a splendid mix of cultural backgrounds, of religious and racial complexity, and of educational, political and economic diversity.
The roles of mothers and fathers have changed dramatically in the past three decades.
In 1975, when I was ten, my father went to work while my mother stayed home to take care of my two brothers, our big suburban house and me. This arrangement was pretty standard practice from house to house in our neighborhood.
Today, when I look around my own suburban town I see a very different dynamic. More women are going to work to support themselves and their families. More and more men are taking an active role in the daily care of their children, some staying home altogether. Today, the title of “head of household” is more likely to rotate based on need and ability, rather than gender.
In addition, the families around me are being created, combined, and reconfigured in a multitude of ways, including through adoption or remarriage. Today’s families are a splendid mix of cultural backgrounds, of religious and racial complexity, and of educational, political and economic diversity.
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Without immediate family around, or the ready-made community of yesterday, contemporary parents need to build their villages from scratch.
Parents must foster friendships with other parents and families, some who will become surrogate family members, and they also need the help of babysitters, teachers, tutors and therapists. Making these connections requires time, energy and research. Turning these connections — which are part employer-employee and part familial — into your sustainable network requires an entirely new set of skills.
The Modern Village was formed to teach and share these skills. Our superb class leaders will teach you:
• how to create strong relationships with your caregiver
• how to help your son or daughter manage their anxiety
• the best habits for healthy technology consumption
• the importance of speech and language development for learning and living well
• how to navigate separation, divorce and remarriage
and much, much more.
Our overarching mission is to increase the social and emotional health of today’s families not just here in our backyard, but across the world.
Without immediate family around, or the ready-made community of yesterday, contemporary parents need to build their villages from scratch.
Parents must foster friendships with other parents and families, some who will become surrogate family members, and they also need the help of babysitters, teachers, tutors and therapists. Making these connections requires time, energy and research. Turning these connections — which are part employer-employee and part familial — into your sustainable network requires an entirely new set of skills.
The Modern Village was formed to teach and share these skills. Our superb class leaders will teach you:
• how to create strong relationships with your caregiver
• how to help your son or daughter manage their anxiety
• the best habits for healthy technology consumption
• the importance of speech and language development for learning and living well
• how to navigate separation, divorce and remarriage
and much, much more.
Our overarching mission is to increase the social and emotional health of today’s families not just here in our backyard, but across the world.
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