Is the Western way of raising kids weird? – BBC Future
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210222-the-unusual-ways-western-parents-raise-children
Applies to fantasy and science fiction, too. How do human and alien races raise babies? What impact does that have on culture and characters?
Think about it.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/11/books/james-gunn-dead.html
And a quote from him for all creators:
“I’ve told people that I feel I earn my place here on Earth each day when I am able to create something that wasn’t there before, and, in turn, some of these things enter stories that influence people.”
Dancing Treefrog 