Why is it that the older generation could take care of several children per person, but now it’s so tiring to take care of just one?

1. Children receive more attention and attention

In today's society, children are no longer free-range in the past. They need to be carefully nurtured from an early age, sign up for various training classes, and register for children. After class, parents have to send them off. Some children are too young and have poor self-awareness. If necessary, they have to enroll in parent-child classes, where parents and children learn together! In this way, all the leisure time on weekends is spent around the children. Not only on weekends, but on weekdays there are teachers at school. When I go home in the evening, various messages begin to arrive in the WeChat group: urging children to do their homework, there are activities at school that require parents’ cooperation, and parent-teacher meetings will be held in the next few days... Deal with it like this Are you not tired of all kinds of trivial chores?

2. Increased spending on children

Since children need intensive care, if they want their children to develop well, a large amount of money will be invested, so parents begin to rack their brains. Your mind is thinking about making money and saving money, and you are working overtime and under great pressure, so your heart is naturally tired. I usually deal with various expenses for my children. There is more money going out and less coming in from the bank, and I feel confused and anxious about the future. Although I feel happy to see my children grow up, thinking about the future is ultimately stressful. Before taking care of the children, make sure that the children have enough to eat and don't get sick, pay for tuition and miscellaneous fees, and buy 2-3 sets of clothes a year, so that the older sister can wear them while the younger one wears them, so it saves worry!

3. More hidden dangers appear in the social environment

The development of cities has actually led to the creation of barriers between people, and neighbors are not as familiar as before. In the past, everyone lived in the compound, and the neighbors were very close to each other, and occasionally they would be asked to help take care of the children. Therefore, you don’t need to worry too much about your child’s safety. At the same time, more and more people have cars at home, and traffic safety is also a focus. Children need to be picked up and dropped off from school, just for fear of meeting bad people on the road or having an accident while crossing the road.

In the past, when children went to school by themselves carrying their schoolbags or walking with their peers, they generally did not face many dangers. Changes in the external environment require people to spend more time and energy taking care of their children, but not every parent can take care of their children full-time, so finding a balance between work and family requires a lot of thought.