This is a very interesting article that relates to this topic: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;History_of_childhood" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;History_of_childhood</a><p>Remarkably, &quot;During the 1600s, a shift in philosophical and social attitudes toward children and the notion of &#x27;childhood&#x27; began in Europe.&quot; This seems to imply that the notion of childhood didn&#x27;t even exist. Prior to this it explains that, &quot;Children were often temporarily sent off as servants to relatives in need of help.&quot;<p>I know in my own family, my great-grandfather&#x27;s many sisters and brothers (13 in total) had tremendous work responsibilities as children. We appear to have gone from one extreme to the other.