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Who Cares for Children When Their Parents Are Occupied
Article by: Eimi
In Holds/Halls
In Holds and Halls, the place where children are cared for would be called either a Nursery or a Creche, depending on the persona's preference. The women who work there would be called a creche workers or nursery workers. They would not, however, be called "nurses". That term is reserved for privately hired help, caring for important and afluent client's little dears (for example, the children of a Lord Holder or Hallmaster).
There is also the distinction of "Wetnurses" or "Milk Mothers". They are full time help who have recently had a child of their own (surviving or not) and can milk the child themself. Often they are called upon when the natural mother is unable to breatfeed their child, or has died. In this case, there is a certain amount of obligation or respect owed the wetnurse/ milk mother for keeping the child alive.
Fostermothers in Holds and Halls are in charge of older children or adolscents who come from other Holds or Halls to stay for a short time in order to learn and make connections. These youths are known as Fosterlings.
In The Weyrs
The place where the children are cared for also can be called a creche or a nursery, but the workers tend to be called Fostermothers, though can also be called Creche Worker or Nursery Worker, depending on where the persona is from. Fostermothers cover a wide range of care.
They can be part-time or full time. The part-time fostermothers either work in the creche/nursery taking care of drop-in children, or in a weyr and care for the children of one particular family.
Full time fostermothers are charged with raising a child, often from infancy, as if they were their own. The children of dragonriders, for instance, are usually given up to a full-time fostermother unless their weyrmate is a non-rider, or they have made special arrangements for partial fostering of the child.
There are no "nurses" at the Weyr as all are treated equally.
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In Holds/Halls
In Holds and Halls, the place where children are cared for would be called either a Nursery or a Creche, depending on the persona's preference. The women who work there would be called a creche workers or nursery workers. They would not, however, be called "nurses". That term is reserved for privately hired help, caring for important and afluent client's little dears (for example, the children of a Lord Holder or Hallmaster).
There is also the distinction of "Wetnurses" or "Milk Mothers". They are full time help who have recently had a child of their own (surviving or not) and can milk the child themself. Often they are called upon when the natural mother is unable to breatfeed their child, or has died. In this case, there is a certain amount of obligation or respect owed the wetnurse/ milk mother for keeping the child alive.
Fostermothers in Holds and Halls are in charge of older children or adolscents who come from other Holds or Halls to stay for a short time in order to learn and make connections. These youths are known as Fosterlings.
In The Weyrs
The place where the children are cared for also can be called a creche or a nursery, but the workers tend to be called Fostermothers, though can also be called Creche Worker or Nursery Worker, depending on where the persona is from. Fostermothers cover a wide range of care.
They can be part-time or full time. The part-time fostermothers either work in the creche/nursery taking care of drop-in children, or in a weyr and care for the children of one particular family.
Full time fostermothers are charged with raising a child, often from infancy, as if they were their own. The children of dragonriders, for instance, are usually given up to a full-time fostermother unless their weyrmate is a non-rider, or they have made special arrangements for partial fostering of the child.
There are no "nurses" at the Weyr as all are treated equally.
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