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blog 35

blog subject:

Children

 

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resource questions for blog research:

children

How do they treat their children?
How are children disciplined?
At what age is a child responsible for him/herself?
Does one pay attention to the birthday?
What is viewed as children’s work?
Who instructs a girl in the art of housekeeping?
Who instructs boys? In what?
Is there any special training for children before puberty?
Are orphans recognised?
Who is responsible for orphans?
Is there any type of child adoption?
What rights do adopted children have?
Are adopted children considered blood relatives?
Do grandparents have responsibility for grandchildren?
How much does the father play with the child? How long do the parents control the child’s choices? Is there a generation gap? How do people try to bridge it?
How important are other adults in socializing the child?
Who is considered smarter? – boys or girls?
What is expected from children? Males? Females?
How does the child get his/her name? When?
How many children does one want?
What is the attitude towards abortion?
Which sex of the child makes the parents happier? Why?
How is a child weaned? At what age?
Can a woman become pregnant while she is nursing?
Can a mother’s milk be destroyed or damaged? How? What effect does this have?
How does the child receive toilet training? At what age does one begin?
What are the methods of toilet training?
By what age is the child expected to be toilet trained? If they are not, what happens?
How important is the child’s peer group in socializing the child?
Who wants more children, the husband or the wife?
If the child is delayed in their toilet training who punishes the child and how?
With whom does a child have the most intimate relationship?
Who trains the children after weaning?
How are children protected from illness?
Who does the child love most? How does he/she show it?
Who loves the child most? How does this person show their love?
How is incest defined?
What is done with the premarital child? The extra-marital child?