Reply #135: I don't even think two loving parents is optimal. [View All]

[antigone382]

I think a much larger network of loving adults who share childcare responsibilities is optimal. I have a friend from Mexico who finds it shocking and horrifying that Americans expect to be *paid* for childcare. She views it is a social responsibility. The nuclear family is a relatively recent phenomenon, and I don't think it's really adequate to meet the needs of children or adults.

How we incorporate that premise into modern society, I haven't the slightest clue...in some respects, you could say it's already happening, with the increase in multi-generational households that has resulted from the declining economy.