it takes a whole village to bring up a child
- it takes a whole village to bring up a child
Nigerian (Igbo and Yoruba) proverb, meaning that the whole community has a role in a child’s development; it also exists in other African languages.
1989 Miami Herald 21 May (online) We are rallying around the African proverb that it takes a whole village to raise a child.
1992 New York Times 18 Oct. (online) Our job as educators is to teach parents to help their kids to identify different solutions to a problem and to choose the right one... We in the schools have to work more closely with parents on a continuous basis. There’s an old saying that it takes a whole village to raise a kid.
1996 H. CLINTON (title) It Takes a Village.
2002 ‘Talking Point’ posting on http://www.news.bbc.co.uk 23 Sept. Children there do not get sick, or suffer from obesity as they eat fresh food, and due to the culture of ‘it takes a whole village to bring up a child’, the children are cared for by every one.
2006 British Dental Journal vol. 200 597 There is, I understand, a proverb to the effect that ‘It takes a whole village to bring up a child.’ It has a folksy sort of feel about it which brings to mind a type of community Elysium with visions of happy childhoods... More importantly it suggests that it is possible for group action to create a positive outcome.
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