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Originally Posted by annesingleton
Very importantly unconditional love. Additionally but not necessarily a standard of living which would allow the young person to have an equal playing field with his/her peers. This is my opinion and no matter what the family income I consider this to be essential for a happy childhood.
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These are
your criteria for what you consider makes a happy childhood.
They are [I]not the criteria of the children who were surveyed.
I don't think there has ever been a level playing field when it comes to a childs peers. I know that when I was growing up there were poor children in our school(of which I was one)...but equally there were children whose parents were comfortably off....and some were clearly very well off.
It is just that our mindsets and attitudes were different.
Where true poverty exists, is where there is no responsible adult toensure basic needs are met[
Some people have children when it clear that they are not capable of caring for themselves....and having worked in an NHS setting, I know this to be true from personal experience.