cultural influences, power, status, economic levels of the family, and group and status on the development of the child. We have seen some examples of this even the developed world where children in non-traditional family structures - for example single-parent families - are sometimes described negatively and perceived as being in some ways at risk. Or as in cases where so-called childcare experts tell parents that young babies must be brought up at home, by their mothers, and not in any sort of group care. The messages this gives to those mothers who either need to work for economic reasons or to study are evident.