Essay About Raising Of The Children And Full Charge Of The Children

The Raising Of Children
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The raising of the children in Wuthering Heights seemed to be mostly done by the
nannies. In fact, the story is mainly told from the perspective of Nelly Dean, the
housekeeper of Thrushcross Grange and Wuthering Heights. Upper-class parents
delegated the entire care of their children to a nurse or a “nanny”.
The nanny and the children occupied a separate wing or floor of the house. Ideally, the
wing or floor had a day nursery, one or more night nurseries for children of different ages,
bedrooms for older children and their governess, and a schoolroom or older childrens
sitting room. The fully staffed nursery had additional nurserymaids, a schoolroom maid, a
laundress, and sometimes a cook. The reason children were separated from adults was
that they were to be sheltered from adult life and given a structured routine and also to
hvae their characters trained. The adults were freed for their own pleasures and
responsibilities, and for the London season and foreign travel which were expected parts
of aristocratic life.
The full-fledged nanny was a professional and she had full charge of the children and
their upbringing. Mothers recognized their own deficiencies and deferred to the nannys
training and experience. Children spent mostly all of their time with the nanny. Her bed
was in the night nursery where they slept. The parents paid