People forget that the concept of a nuclear family living in their own separate dwelling apart from other family is very, very recent in terms of human evolution. Prior to the past couple hundred years or so and for 2.5 million years and beyond, humans raised their children within kinship groups, so there were many hands to share the work (and keep each other from “going crazy”). Modern day care centers probably aren’t the ideal substitute for that, but neither is one parent being home in a box with little kids all day while the other works….
People forget that the concept of a nuclear family living in their own separate dwelling apart from other family is very, very recent in terms of human evolution. Prior to the past couple hundred years or so and for 2.5 million years and beyond, humans raised their children within kinship groups, so there were many hands to share the work (and keep each other from “going crazy”). Modern day care centers probably aren’t the ideal substitute for that, but neither is one parent being home in a box with little kids all day while the other works….