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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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[–] thevoidzero@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

This is one of the things I don't understand about west, Grandparents and family are a big part of raising children in Asia. Anyone with their first baby will be confused, and won't know what to do if they have never done it before.

How it works in Asia (at least my culture),

  • Grandparents teach and take care of baby, letting the mother rest and breastfeed. They have seen and gone through multiple baby raising themselves,
  • other siblings help, even younger siblings, that means when it's their turn they also have some idea and experience on the matter,
  • you also help with cousins and other people occasionally, so even the eldest children have some experience with babies,
  • many communities have volunteers that help with new moms on new suggestions from government. Like when we changed from carrying baby on the back, to carrying them in the front for warmth and safety. So this balances tradition with new knowledge on what is best.

This is the knowledge transfer part. There is the whole part where this support means a lot for recovering mothers.