07-28-2015, 01:53 PM
(07-28-2015, 01:48 PM)bfine32 Wrote: I know a huge financial burden was lifted when the older sibling could care for the younger while me and my spouse worked.
I could also see this being an advantage in an agricultural situation or care for an elder
If the older sibling was not required to use his time caring for a younger sibling he could do something else to help the family.
And child labor is not the answer to escaping poverty. The time that the mother loses with pregnancy and caring for infants is rarely regained unless the children are never allowed to go to school and are instead used as full time child labor.
