It is great that our kids great grandma is around and our kids and we get to meet her - she was wisdom of several decades! It was interesting to hear a comment about families now and made me think a bit. She said 'parents and kids now are not as close as they used to be before'. She said - you can do whatever for your kids but at the end of the day, they won't be around you. I think there is lots of truth to it - not a fault of kids or parents. Compared to old times, now kids spend more time in-front of TV, with other kids, doing homework etc and are more independent. Plus, the job markets have expanded and it is unlikely that kids will stay around parents when they grow up.
How does this relate to R2I? Well, one of the main reason for R2I for most of the folks is spending more time with parents and family. I think the social environment in India promotes that and kids get exposed to that. Compare this with Western world, where kids are expected to get out of home by the time they are 18, we still have the environment here where bonds between kids and parents lasts longer. Sure, it is changing, as grandma observed but fortunately not all gone.
How does this relate to R2I? Well, one of the main reason for R2I for most of the folks is spending more time with parents and family. I think the social environment in India promotes that and kids get exposed to that. Compare this with Western world, where kids are expected to get out of home by the time they are 18, we still have the environment here where bonds between kids and parents lasts longer. Sure, it is changing, as grandma observed but fortunately not all gone.
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