Both families an governments are faced with decisions about differing strategies used to keep the family safe and happily functioning. Like most things, these strategies swing like a pendulum. Hard to soft. Demanding to easy. Strict to loose. What style will help a child (citizen) grow to be productive. What styles will lead to Rebellion?
This topic is broad and complex. To simplify things we will focus on children and responsibilities at home: cooking and cleaning.
At what age should children learn to clean their environment? At what age should children learn to shoulder the responsibility of preparing a family meal?
Should parents provide for their children until age 10 or age 15... maybe age 20? When does capability shift to adult responsibility? Are these changes gradual or abrupt?
I know of families that approach child responsibility as a ‘greenhouse’ where children are sheltered from harsh realities until they are mature enough to survive. Others throw their children in deep water to encourage inner survival instincts to sprout and grow.
If food (ingredients) are provided to make sandwiches, when should children be allowed or required to feed themselves? When should they be required to clean the remainders and then live with the results at the next meal? The bread has become stale? Eat it anyway so you learn to cover it next time.
An efficient family learns to be intelligent. An efficient country is the same.
There are discussions about providing universal basic income to citizens. What behavior do you expect from children who have yet to learn about personal responsibility. I expect most will sit back and repeat “feed me”. When their environment becomes filthy... they will require a cleaning service.
Who will cook and who will clean?
The answers rest in the decisions made by parents of young children.
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