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The paper posits that child rearing is a task people tend to learn by doing, and there is no one way to achieve the goal of a well-rounded and well-adjusted child leading to adulthood. The paper discusses how the issue has been addressed by many psychologists, sociologists, and writers, as well as people from other disciplines. The paper notes that the problem of raising both boys and girls in today's society is much discussed, with the view that it might have been easier in the past because gender distinctions were more rigid and more clear. The writer asserts that it is certainly true that children at any given time imitate what they see in society around them and that what it means to be male or female has been in some degree of flux.

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"Child rearing is a task people tend to learn by doing. There is no one way to achieve the goal of a well-rounded and well-adjusted child leading to adulthood. The issue has been addressed by many psychologists, sociologists, and writers, as well as people from other disciplines. The problem of raising both boys and girls in today's society is much discussed, with the view that it might have been easier in the past because gender distinctions were more rigid and more clear. It is certainly true that children at any given time imitate what they see in society around them and that what it means to be male or female has been in some degree of flux. Still, the basic task for parents is to instill..."

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