Parenting more than childbirth

Dear Editor,

Observe a dog or cat or any other dumb or wild animal and see how they approach the task of parenting their young. The animal goes out in its season and mate with one of its own kind.

In the case of the cat in the wild, when an offspring is born, it is nurtured to an age of competence while being taught (educated) by its parent in matters such as hunting (working), finding safe places to rest (making a house/housing), and how to stay healthy. Upon learning various essential skills the offspring leaves the parent fully equipped to interact with, survive and ultimately overcome its environment. The offspring will move on to eventuallycreate offspring of its own and the cycle continues.

In contrast, a human child, in mant cases, is not educated by his/her parents, but instead is sent to school where he/she is expected to "get educated".

Imagine a horse teaching a cat to hunt. Quite the scene isn't it? Why then does a human expect his/her child to learn from a stranger?

Simply put, being of the same genus does not mean being of the same aptitudes. Parents should educate.

Shefroy Rowe

shefroy.rowe@rocketmail.com

Parenting more than childbirth

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