Adolescents
Young girls were expected to perform household duties, while young boys were to help their fathers in farming.
Mostly women raised the children, but "When a boy was about four or five... his father began the training of his son."
When adolescents turned 15, they were expected to be independent. Today, this tradition of work ethic still applies to adolescents.
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Famous quotes containing the word adolescents:
“Adolescence is a time when children are supposed to move away from parents who are holding firm and protective behind them. When the parents disconnect, the children have no base to move away from or return to. They aren’t ready to face the world alone. With divorce, adolescents feel abandoned, and they are outraged at that abandonment. They are angry at both parents for letting them down. Often they feel that their parents broke the rules and so now they can too.”
—Mary Pipher (20th century)