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Essay Archive - Child Rearing in Victorian Times
Child Rearing in Victorian Times
Childhood barely existed for most British children at the end of the
eighteenth century, since they began a lifetime of hard labour as soon as they
were capable of simple tasks. By contrast, the fortunate children of the
wealthy generally were spoiled and enjoyed special provisions for the need of a
lengthy childhood, yet who in a way may have endured the same pain of those who
were not as fortunate.
Child rearing in the Victorian times was not at all similar to child
rearing today. There were of course two different categories on how the child
was brough....
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