Figure 1.-- Parental attitudes toward boarding by the 1960s had began to change. We are not entirely sure why attitudes chasnged at the time. Surely one factor was tht mothers were increaingly important in family decession making. Another factor was that children's opinions and desire were taken more into account. |
British parents for many years saw boarding as an important part of a child's, especially a boy's education. This was in large part a British phenomenon. Boarding was much less important in other countries. Bording was seen as needed to toughen up a boy. Presumably that for many years it was a decession largely taken by fathers. The boarding orinentation of the prep schools largely continued until after World War II. Parental attitudes by the 1960s had began to change. We are not entirely sure why attitudes chasnged at the time. Surely one factor was tht mothers were increaingly important in family decession making. Another factor was that children's opinions and desire were taken more into account. Many parents, especially mothers began to reconsider the almost automatic decession to board younger children. Many parents still saw boarding as a positive influence, but thought that 7 or 8 years of age was just to young to begin boarding.
