The article discusses how Russians are more family-oriented than Americans when it comes to caretaking; Russian grandparents are important in their society whereas babysitters that are not related to the family are much more popular in America. In addition, the American, middle-class, suburban neighborhoods are unfamiliar to Russians, as many grew up in densely populated neighborhoods. All of these societal differences relate to upbringing of children and their development of adolescents, as environments play an important role as well as brain changes in adolescence. I think that children who are raised by their family develop a deeper connection with them than those who had babysitters or went to childcare centers, especially in adolescence.
