Germany may have Saved Itself from too much Covid-19 via it's Parenting.
[Caveat: mostly speculation as I do not have the exact numbers]
Germany has one of the lowest unemployment numbers in the world. It seems that German parenting results in children that are self reliant. At the playground, they casually look after their kids from afar--i.e., they do not helicopter like here in the U.S. Also, the German parent allows almost carte blanche when it comes to their kids learning on their own. While we're teaching kids their ABC's, the Germans are still allowing their kids to play their hearts out.
The resulting phenomenon, I suspect, results in more empty nests than elsewhere in the world, and an empty nest is one that won't be infected by adult children returning to the sanctuary of the nest. If Germany's immigrant population does not suffer from COVID-19, then we have to say that it is only because German health authorities are doing something right. If the immigrant population suffers, then my theory holds and it is the German empty nest adherence that deserves credit.
Italy and Spain, on the other hand, cultivate family connections above independence and their kids always look in on Mama & Papa; bringing with them COVID-19.
Now, the African probably cultivates independence but unfortunately for them, unemployment usually runs over 25% and when the kid can't succeed on his own, where is he to go but back to the nest. My recommendation to Africans is that they should insist that everyone wear masks when going out in public--they should start even now. Don't bother getting the good masks, make our own from your textiles.
Germany has one of the lowest unemployment numbers in the world. It seems that German parenting results in children that are self reliant. At the playground, they casually look after their kids from afar--i.e., they do not helicopter like here in the U.S. Also, the German parent allows almost carte blanche when it comes to their kids learning on their own. While we're teaching kids their ABC's, the Germans are still allowing their kids to play their hearts out.
The resulting phenomenon, I suspect, results in more empty nests than elsewhere in the world, and an empty nest is one that won't be infected by adult children returning to the sanctuary of the nest. If Germany's immigrant population does not suffer from COVID-19, then we have to say that it is only because German health authorities are doing something right. If the immigrant population suffers, then my theory holds and it is the German empty nest adherence that deserves credit.
Italy and Spain, on the other hand, cultivate family connections above independence and their kids always look in on Mama & Papa; bringing with them COVID-19.
Now, the African probably cultivates independence but unfortunately for them, unemployment usually runs over 25% and when the kid can't succeed on his own, where is he to go but back to the nest. My recommendation to Africans is that they should insist that everyone wear masks when going out in public--they should start even now. Don't bother getting the good masks, make our own from your textiles.
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