parenting practices

[Venetoland]

In your nation, how mainstream are parenting practices? In Venetoland, babies are almost universally breastfeed into toddlerhood, not co-sleeping is all but unknown, and circumcision is a non-issue.

[Venetoland]

IS your fanily life similiar?

[Maurepas]

Breast feeding is most common in Maurepas, usually weening begins around the time enough teeth have formed to chew...

Circumcision is incredibly uncommon, as Catholic Dogma dictated it to be a Mortal Sin...

And the Baby Bed is usually given its own bed and room...

[Maraque]

Upon birth babies are reared primarily by their father for at least the first 9 months of its life, and the mother is encouraged to relax and do leisure activities and minor social interaction with the child.

During the infant to child years, both parents spend equal amounts of time with the child, and participate with them in activities such as sports and so on. Parents' schedules are usually made around the child, and one parent is always home when the child is. When one goes to work the other spends the rest of the time with them. Family bonding is a critical part of raising a child in the Kingdom.

During the teen years, parents "let loose" and allow a child much more freedom and independence, because this is when they begin to enter adulthood and need to make choices on their own out of the confines of their home. It's when they begin to go out to parties and enter the world at large and make decisions as their own person.

[The Grand World Order]

Partially cause it works, partially cause...

it's funny as hell.


For the most part, GWO children are left to their own (but still supervised) actions. This starts the process of individual decision-making and self-reliance early, and helps get them the hell out of the house quicker.

[Acciw]

Both parents raise the child equally, and if it is a female or male, can hunt,fish, or farm with their families- Or they can become a Militia or Village Leader. Females can serve in the Matriarchal Council, be Commander of Acciw's forces- Or become The Matriarch herself.

Acciw's parentage is mainly focused on education and independent thought, not inferiority and supremacy or "manners".

[The Anglo-Saxon Empire]

Children are raised to develop quickly, to be self reliant, and disciplined. As a result though, spanking, or hitting your child is quite common and accepted in the Anglo-Saxon Empire.

[Skibereen]

Skibereen does not suffer the "progressive" concept of Role Elimination. It has been found that human beings find life most psycological rewarding when they believe theey have a role and are filling it. Hence this is reflected in parenting modes--however the role of caregiver is not gender based, it is based on strict honor codes which enable the child to receive the most benefit from each parent for proper social training--in a perfect world that is--
Unlike many westernized nations which devalue the role of the father in the child's raising Fathers are equal to Mothers in perceived importance and responsibility. Affection and interaction are the most highly stressed components of child raising in Skibereen, then comes the education of Social Honor and the Blood laws, then comes introduction to the Scars and Marks---
Circumcision is a personal matter and is not tracked--However career military men are circumcised without exception.

One interesting fact is that in Skibereen men are considered to be the more nurturing sex.

Corporal punishment is common, but one method far more common then swatting children under the age of 13(past the age of 13 children are legally old enough to hit out right like adults-hence disrespect is often met with severe beatings) the mosr common method of punishing young children is tossing cold water on them. As one might expect children are often more well behaved in the winter.

[JJ Place]

Children are brought up in loving families, and anyone in a loving, stable relationship most likely has children, 'tradional' couples, polygamous families, gay couples, lesbian couples, any form of family may take shape in JJ Place. Circumsision for both sexes is illegal for babies and children up to the age of 16 years old, and must be completly consentual and have full regard from the individual to be preformed.

Children live in good economic straights, and charity subsititutes for the economically disadvantaged. Schooling is private and provided by chairity, education is of a high standard and literacy is 100% in JJ Place. Healthcare is provided to all children from either they're parents plan or private charities.

Each child is emancipated at the age of 16 from their parents, and most will stay at home and attend collage before then entering the marketplace.

[Fatatatutti]

The slogan for most Fatatatutian parents is "Run wild, run free." (Experiments with the "Run silent, run deep" principle have met with limited success.) Children are encouraged to learn from their own mistakes. Assaulting a child for some perceived "misbehaviour" would be unthinkable.

[The Children of Mama]

Because young Children are raised communally, the bond between parent and child among our people isn't particularly strong. A female Child just turns her newborn offspring over to the designated nurture-pod where it will be raised by the specialists there. Some new mothers will take the training to become care-givers so that they can be with their offspring. Usually these are first-time mothers who are curious about the whole parenting thing; more experienced mothers usually just leave it up to the professionals.

Nurture-pods are segregated by age group, starting with newborns on up to Children ready to receive their first angel. During this period trained medic-Children give the young Child the series of neural implants that will ready him or her to receive their angel and begin communicating. It's not as invasive or threatening as it sounds; the implants are more "grown" than they are "planted".

Once a Child receives their angel, they are moved to a nurture-pod for other young Children with angels so that they can learn how to communicate with Mama, other Children, and bots, and also to learn to use the basics of our "reality-plus" sensory augmentation system. (Think of it as really, really advanced kindergarten.) At this time the young Children start taking the many aptitude tests Mama requires of all Children so that She can see what sort of work their personalities and abilities are best suited for.

A Child's first angel contains many filters and safeguards to protect their immature minds from concepts in the angel network that they're not ready to be exposed to. As the Child grows, they take more and more advanced learning, and as they learn to master themselves and the uses of the angel network, they are permitted greater and greater access to it. Eventually they're ready to take their Maturity tests, and once they pass those, they become full-fledged members of Mama's family. Children having passed their Maturity tests are permitted to choose their occupations (with Mama's advice and guidance), choice of living areas, and so on. They can also seek out mates and apply for breeding permits (sex-ed is an integral part of the learning process; passing one's Maturity tests gives a Child the right to engage in sexual activity) so that more young Children can be brought into the world.

[Padullahstan]

Children are left to the women to take care of, although it is heavily encouraged for fathers to discipline their children from time to time to ensure they grow up healthy. Typically a leather belt or specialised leather whip is used, although electric sticks are becoming increasingly popular for those who don't have enough time to discpline their children properly.

At the age of five they are offloaded into schools, which are segregated between girls and boys, although they will be able to see each other in an effort to prevent homosexual disorders from emerging. Male students are typically treated as a rowdy bunch, and are encouraged to do so, fighting builds character after all. Females recieve a less fearsome schooling, as is suitable to their future careers as homemakers.

For men, at the age twelve, comes the big exams where you enter a high class state run school, or if you are too stupid, enter a private school. Those whom can't afford private school and are too stupid, will probably start working in the factories like the vast majority of the plebians. All females however enter a state run school, or enter a high-class private school for further education in social ettiquette and to introduce them to potential husbands whom have plenty of experience and have served at least 3 years in the military.

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[Ramsetia]

Child rearing in the Imperial Territories requires a licence.

A licence is requested from the Imperial Assembly, and granted after a small evaluation period with a 'simulated' child. Licences may be granted to any single person or couple, regardless of marital history, sexual orientation, or personal history, Provided that they pass the (exceedingly strict) evaluation.

This was an attempt to ensure that children would be raised in a supportive and loving home, and it has, largely, seemed to work. Individual rearing methods are left up to the parent's discretion.

[Kjbm-land]

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[Imeriata]

Lowborn
Normally the mother raises the kid back home until it is at the age were it can learn things after which it is raised by the same sex parent to be a proper Imerian man/woman and learns the trade of its father/mother so it can continue follow their footsteps.

Highborn
Are raised either to political, military or diplomatic service from as soon they can start to learn (usually the age of five) by the finest tutors that the parents can afford, as well as other activities a nobleman should know like; swordsmanship, hunting, riding and dancing. At the age of twelve is the kid normally married of to an arranged partner but do continue their training.

[Jankenjin]

"Fatherhood" and "motherhood" don't exist among Jankenjin the way they do among humans. A Jankenjin child has three parents, with three different sets of responsibilities towards the child. The main driver to this is the ogawa/megawa relationship that drives much of Jankenjin psychology.

A Jankenjin child is megawa to their biological mother, and ogawa to their biological father. Human researchers tend to describe the psychology of those relationships as, well, frankly creepy, since megawa is often interpreted by humans as "wife" and ogawa as "husband". That interpretation, however, implies some rather bizarre concepts: males somehow giving birth to females as well as taking them as wives, boys looking for wives that remind them of their fathers, and girls looking for husbands that remind them of their mothers. This suggests (falsely) a disturbing, incestuous relationship between Jankenjin and their offspring. It also has been the main explanation given for why Jankenjin romantic literature is banned in many human societies. Apparently humans get squicked by it.

It should be pointed out, though, that Jankenjin do not think in terms of "male" or "female", so the concepts implied above are flat-out wrong. We're not sexual deviants, our sexuality is just different from humans'.

One aspect of Jankenjin parenting that is more understandable to humans is the foster/child relationship. The foster is the third, non-biological parent, who due to our genetics shares the same gender as the child. The foster is therefore the role-model the child looks up to, and in many ways acts as more of a parent than their biological ones. Jankenjin psychologists consider this as one of the main reasons for the gender segregation in our culture--Jankenjin tend to gravitate to members of their own gender for guidance, support, and solidarity. Jankenjin within their own genders form emotional bonds that are often deeper and stronger even than the physical bonds between members of different genders.

[Grays Harbor]

We have 12½ Billion people. There is no way we could have any one "parenting practice".

[Krsta]

The slogan for most Fatatatutian parents is "Run wild, run free." (Experiments with the "Run silent, run deep" principle have met with limited success.) Children are encouraged to learn from their own mistakes. Assaulting a child for some perceived "misbehaviour" would be unthinkable.

This. When child feels it is enough independent it can legally self-determinate. Until then, no one has rights to limit or disrespect it's liberties or assault it. The act of "misbehaving" is unknown to the Krstans.

[Eeri]

The slogan for most Fatatatutian parents is "Run wild, run free." (Experiments with the "Run silent, run deep" principle have met with limited success.) Children are encouraged to learn from their own mistakes. Assaulting a child for some perceived "misbehaviour" would be unthinkable.

We just call that lazy parenting.

In Eeri mothers care for their children most of the time providing the needed guidance and nurture. Breast feeding from the time of infancy to the time of wining is the usual way of doing things. Fathers serve to discipline and provide firm moral guidance for their children. They are also seen as the usual providers of the family earning the living.

[Njamburg]

In Eeri mothers care for their children most of the time providing the needed guidance and nurture. Breast feeding from the time of infancy to the time of wining is the usual way of doing things. Fathers serve to discipline and provide firm moral guidance for their children. They are also seen as the usual providers of the family earning the living.

This. However, both parents are there to discipline and provide moral guidance, in Njamburg, not just the fathers.

[Fatatatutti]

We just call that lazy parenting.

Thank you. Considering your 14% literacy rate and our 100% rate, we're looking for new ways to increase our laziness.

[Eeri]

We just call that lazy parenting.

Thank you. Considering your 14% literacy rate and our 100% rate, we're looking for new ways to increase our laziness.

(I don't use the calculator to gauge literacy)

[Thanatophoros]

There are no children in Thanatophoros and therefore no parents.

[Fatatatutti]

(I don't use the calculator to gauge literacy)

That's what all the illiterates say.

[Harisha-haha]

Harishan parenting is simple and straightforward.

Circumcision is mandatory, for boys and girls, however the female version is not as extreme as is found in other nations. It is a non issue with us, and attempts by supposed "human rights" groups to get us to ban our practice has been met with silence.

We expect our children to be open and honest, and punishments for lying about minor issues will always be worse than telling the truth about major issues.

Our children are expected to be in a form of school from age 2 until age 22, an equivalent of time from pre-school thru college/university level educations. While traditional schooling is preferred, home schooling or alternative education are still valued as long as the child learns and is able to pass their exams, which are at three levels, and comprised of written and oral tests.

Respect is important, however rather than elder respect, it is a more general respect. Children shall respect their parents, but at the same time, parents respect their children. Children are allowed to voice their opinions and concerns with regards to family matters, and will be heard as long as it is done in a respectful tone. Disrespecting anyone, even someone the childs own age or younger, is highly frowned upon.

Punishment of children is allowed to include physical contact, but nothing that leaves the child in lasting pain or causes bodily harm, and can only be implemented on the behind. Touching the face, back or stomach during punishments is appalling.