Does it really take village to raise child?

1.

A well known quote states, "It takes a village to raise a child". Do you think a child's likelihood of success increases when they have more significant people in their lives?

Yes

45%

761 votes

No

14%

230 votes

Depends on the people involved

34%

577 votes

Undecided

6%

108 votes

2.

Do you think children with few relatives or family friends are hampered by the reduced adult social interaction?

Yes

37%

617 votes

No

34%

567 votes

Undecided

29%

492 votes

3.

Did you personally from the mentorship of a non-relative while growing up? (teacher, coach, family friend)

Yes

29%

492 votes

No

43%

719 votes

Not applicable

11%

188 votes

Undecided

17%

277 votes

4.

Who was the most important adult in your childhood, aside from your parents?

Grandparent(s)

42%

707 votes

Extended family (aunt, uncle, cousin)

33%

549 votes

Teacher/Coach

29%

482 votes

Other (please specify)

11%

176 votes

Do you have someone special you'd like to acknowledge?

no
na
not really
my pets were also personality forming for me too as a child. it is always a good thing to have a child learn how to care and love a pet.
no
none
grandma
guess if my grandparents hadn't adopted me, i would have ended up in foster homes.
my grandmother and sister kathleen
3rd question is incomplete
no
no
no
none
aunt
v
serat
no
no
"did you personally from the mentorship of a non-relative while growing up?" did i what from what? missing word, bad typo. how did this even get accepted as a survey?
parents
my parents are the best and i love them with all of my heart and soul
n/a
n/a
my uncle
my wife of almost 37 years.
ok
no
xfghdf
no
no
na
my great grandfather who i adored when i was little
d
dad
na
no
n/a
no
na
none
no
no
no
as i grew up, she made everything special, weather it was a learning expeirence, a holiday, ect,
mom
dfjdf
jebus
jesus
na
n/a
no
n/a
no
no
mom
d
no
mr. phimister, 6th grade teacher
no
no
none
?
my parents, my cousins, and my grandparents.
nope
vu
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my big sister
no
the best and influential person/ people is who really is/are helping you in the situation that you feel needy while growing up. it opened the mental, heart, thinking, feeling , towards to the future growing up.
mom
no
my grandma mary
nope
no
l
my stepfather who was also my friend, no matter what.
.
grandma
people only care about themselves in the end.
p
alex
manager
grandma
no
n/a
my late beloved grandmother meant everything to me.... god bless her always!
my mom, she wasn't my biological mother but i couldn't of asked for a better mother.
god
m
none
no
no
my parents
no
mom
na
no
none
gordon stearns; elementary teacher; colorado springs co
no
no
noone
mrs. trudee my first grade teacher was always there for me in the first grade. she always let me sit in her lap and said good things to build up my self-esteem. i have never forgotten her.
no
no
tiffany
miss you grandma.
sister
mom rip
n/a
no
none
i had an older neighborlady watch over me.
no
my great grandmother
no
grandson kadien
not really
nope
my mom
na
my parents
na
no
no
na
na
yes my 7th grade teacher. she was great.
no
no
na
na
no
no
my dad, the marriage was awful, my mothers fault, my dad stayed for his kids. thanks dad!!!
n
pastor mike
mu cusin
no
high school drama teacher
dunno
my dad is awesome
my grandmothers but they they passed away years ago
0
na
no
n/o
=)
n/a
my boyfriend
no.
my pastor
no
my kids
my scout leaders
my mom
my aunt shirley was always there for me
sister mary edmundine, who taught me that i was a writer and an artist (which has been my life's work).
my dad !!!
mrs. chinisci
no
na
no
my cousin
none
??
no
no one
no
ms. gallagher, 4th grade teacher, rip
my grandparents on my mother's side took me into there home when nobody else wanted me around and i will never forget there love & understanding ......
my step father
my uncle preston
yes.
no
no
my mother.
nobody
n/a
n/a
no
myself.
dear dear karen tomberlin - died of brain cancer in 1993 (?). mentor, teacher, high school volleyball (& more) coach, & eventually loving friend. karen, i still love & miss you.
no
no
mom dad grand parens.
mom
no
no

Other Answers	Percentage	Votes
	1.72%	33
none	0.99%	19
n/a	0.63%	12
no one	0.63%	12
na	0.57%	11
mom	0.21%	4
sister	0.16%	3
neighbor	0.16%	3
friends	0.16%	3
parents	0.16%	3
nobody	0.10%	2
babysitter	0.10%	2
not sure	0.10%	2
siblings	0.10%	2
my parents	0.10%	2
family friend	0.10%	2
brother	0.10%	2
family friends	0.10%	2
mother	0.10%	2
neighbours	0.05%	1
my siblings	0.05%	1
not applicable	0.05%	1
cant think beyond mother	0.05%	1
my older sister	0.05%	1
me	0.05%	1
no one except my parents	0.05%	1
my dad	0.05%	1
i was self-sufficient	0.05%	1
my parents kept me isolated, so i knew no adults	0.05%	1
friend	0.05%	1
neighbour	0.05%	1
older siblings	0.05%	1
church pastor	0.05%	1
people that i chose to be in the role of my sister, mom etc	0.05%	1
noone	0.05%	1
pastor.	0.05%	1
my moms best friend	0.05%	1
not applicable. what little social interaction i did have as a child was usually not positive.	0.05%	1
i'm not sure	0.05%	1
my childrens	0.05%	1
scout leader	0.05%	1
my childhood best friends dad was the best man i have ever met. i still often think of him and how much of an influence is was on me.	0.05%	1
church members and mentors	0.05%	1
all the above	0.05%	1
step parents	0.05%	1
a friends grandmother	0.05%	1
jesus	0.05%	1
after age 10, no one. i have always been a very shy person. and i believe having a mentor of some sort would have been helpful.	0.05%	1
nobody i can recall	0.05%	1
other	0.05%	1
the only adults in my life were my parents, and i would only consider my mom "important" to me	0.05%	1
parent	0.05%	1
girl scout leader	0.05%	1
no	0.05%	1
aunt	0.05%	1
close friend	0.05%	1
didn't have real important adults. most weren't family, some were and didn't care much.	0.05%	1
no one. daddy's baby needed no one wlse	0.05%	1
frineds	0.05%	1
waldo	0.05%	1
cousin	0.05%	1
n	0.05%	1
my mom	0.05%	1
friends' parents	0.05%	1
older siste	0.05%	1
i had none	0.05%	1
youth pastor	0.05%	1
m	0.05%	1
my stepfather and an aunt who stopped talking to me when she thought i'd grown up	0.05%	1
undecided	0.05%	1
sibling	0.05%	1
brothers and sister	0.05%	1
i had noone	0.05%	1
every person that comes into your life is important in one way or another.	0.05%	1

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