The demands of our money-oriented culture require that
both parents work and use hired substitutes for their childcare.
There should be no question that the best childcare comes
from the parents, particularly the mother. The bond of
the mother and to a lesser degree the father provides a
level of sympathy, oversight, wisdom and sense of responsibility
that no hired substitutes can provide, no matter how professional
or well-trained. RMI has developed a financial model where
one parent can stay home or both parents can share the
parenting duties.
Grandparents also have the sympathy, oversight, wisdom
and sense of responsibility that parents have and are better
qualified than any paid substitute. For quality childcare,
the frequent participation of grandparents is essential.
For this reason, RMI has developed the living model where
the grandparents and even the great-grandparents live nearby.
Nearby can be within the same community, but, ideally,
should be in the same family compound. Here the generations
can share all the duties of the homestead, including help
with the family business, food production, food preparation,
transportation, healthcare, eldercare and childcare.
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