Sunday 22 November 2015

Placing an importance on raising a child.

Decades ago, a husband had no chance to participate in raising his new born baby because the society did not place an importance on this matter. During the first couple of months after the baby was born, it was the most hectic and confusing part of the new mother even though they might already have a baby before. In contrast, now the father is more conscious about the difficulty his wife is facing and placing more importance in being a part of his baby first couple of months.

Facebook owner: Mark Zuckerberg is a prime example of a husband who is willing to be a part of newborn baby life and to face the trauma his wife will be facing as he announced his 2 months paternity leave to the world according to BBC's article Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg to take two months of paternity leave. Facebook also supports their US employees to take a paid parental leave up to 4 months.

It would be great if this policy can be applied to all their employees, not just the US . However, this might be the starter for other big companies which do not give a precedence to raising a baby. A baby that is raised in a good environment will unlikely turn out bad. 

 Today we will see problematic children who grew up without direction. Being a parent is not easy. It is a huge responsibility. Not only giving a birth, but also it comes with a duty of being a guide in their lives.
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Reference
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg to take two months of paternity leave. (21, November 2015). BBC News. Retrieved from http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-34889535.
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3 comments:

  1. Peter AUA22 November 2015 at 23:02

    Now I'm thinking we might later read an essay by an economist or two that explore the interesting ideas that Na states in her response.
    How important is environment in determining how a baby turns out as an adult? What the most decisive factors? Who are the most decisive people?

    A most stimulating blog post to start the new week.

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    1. Peter AUA22 November 2015 at 23:04

      But we won't start a new reading until after we've finished Of Mice and Men and do an exam question on it.

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  2. Peter AUA23 November 2015 at 07:51

    I spent most of my morning coffee time writing the last body paragraph that supports my thesis about my chosen topic from the first chapter of Of Mice and Men, but as I browsed The New York Times I read an article on the American celebration of Thanksgiving which presents evidence that it might be something other than environment that largely shapes how our personalities turn out.

    And now I'm wondering what Steinbeck's example tells us here. Some of you have perhaps chosen to write about George or Lennie. Do you think that their personalities are a result mainly of family environment?

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