At that point it instantly became hers. I'm 73 years old and have heard it most of my adult life, and believe it or not, it wasn't Mrs. Clinton quoting it. Every year, thousands of people in the U. Bapu talks The U. How did that happen? The answer may come down to two little letters: V. Is venture capital This is a little different and may not really be possible to trace but Just give them fifty years and they might work it out. We enjoyed it. We talked about it. My kids knew it was OK to rely on other people in our village.
From that day on, now when I deliver a meal to a family that has had a new baby, I involve my kids and remind them that each time a new baby joins our family, we need other people to help us. Kids in the village need to rely on other kids too. Encouraging kids to practice this can have so many benefits in the long run. My 8 year old daughter walks home from school. Recently she asked if she could have a phone. Then rely on them to help you get home safely.
Back in the day you relied on the village for everything: one family was the butcher, one was the doctor, one the baker, etc. Your village was just as important as those living in your house. For many in our country or ok, most this concept is completely foreign. People have their routines, their own beliefs and their own children to raise. After 9 years of parenting there are many things I question whether I am doing them right or wrong but finding a good village for my family is one I have no doubts about.
Find your village, let them help you and most important: let them help in raising your children. I know I would not have made it through these difficult few months without my village, which includes your family! I would not have made it without relying on the help of such giving friends, family and neighbors while my son was in the NICU for 4 months, and even today while isolating my preemie from the public during flu season.
We are forever grateful for our little village. What a great post! As times […]. Your email address will not be published. David Guerrero. Helen Fisher. Mother , Baby , Children. October 12, Ray Lewis. Children , Giving Up , Kids. Interview with Ryan Bort, www.
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I don't have the books in front of me, but I will try to find it. Will respond with more specifics if I find them. I was very surprized yesterday when I saw Hillary's book. It is a wonderful book about raising childern in an African village. My sentiments exactly! All I know is that it is an ancient African Proverb that is being used to the point of cliche.
You are wrong to think that Hillary should not count as a source of the citation: "It take a whole village to raise a child". Granted that it is a common African proverb, but it is Hillary who has now popularized the adage among Americans, academics included.
Furthermore, Hillary has visited Africa and might have got the quote from some women she interacted with. Bob's inquiry should have been whether anybody knows where Hillary got the quote.
Apollos Nwauwa Rhode Island College. We kicked this question around a bit on the listserv for Africana librarians. I have forwarded it to the manager of that list to see if he can pull the postings out of the archive.
As I recall, the conclusion was that no one could find an exact citation for the proverb. It's a phrase that has really caught on, I've had several queries in the past year or so, as have most of my librarian colleagues. It's the title of the book that won the ASA Children's book award last year not Hillary's work , the name of a day care center as well as a private alternative school in the Boston area, etc.
I am sending this offering through in whole cloth. I do hope that H-Africa, or Hercule Poirot, can solve the puzzle of the proverb. If you need the whole thing again, it may be found on our web-site. This is the FAQ on "It takes a village I spent a fair amount of time on this one, in vain, a couple of years ago at Dartmouth. It was then mentioned as a favorite saying of Ted Kennedy's, but we couldn't nail anything down.
I'll try to find the source. Maybe online? I hope somebody CAN find a 'real' source for it, rather than it being some sort of pseudo-African mix of Hallmark and Folk sentiments! Widener's got the Ademola book; I'll try to check it if Jill doesn't. A children's book with that title has no information about it.
Anyone have her address? Frances Ademola. Thanks any, everyone!! Please post "answer" if there is one! Thanks, Phyllis. Re Yvette's query about a source for the saying "it takes a village to raise a child:" The book she hoped would contain the quote, does not. There are several stories and plays that could well contain such a sentiment, but which do not.
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