Background: The traditional model of child psychology in relation to parents is called, “Classical Attachment” in which the child has a strong attachment to one figure (the mother). In alloparenting communities, attachment theory suggest that the same sort of bond is shared between the child and multiple community members.[32] This has potential advantages for the child and the parents. The child has a diversified network of caregivers which can provide intimate emotional support.[33] The parent’s cost of child rearing goes down as well as the emotional cost and cost of tangible resources. According to The US National Library of Medicine, alloparenting has proven to activate portions of the brain that are correlated with decreasing stress levels.[34]

Situation: Beth is about to be a new mother, and is deciding on how she will raise her child. She has been suggested to join a an alloparenting group that will offer a robust community for her child to interact with, but she has also considered to do things on her own, and raise her child herself. Also, saving money is of a concern, since she would have to use daycare if she cannot find someone to babysit for cheap.

Question: Will Beth more than likely have increased costs or decreased costs if she choose alloparenting?
Answer: decreased costs

Situation: Beth is about to be a new mother, and is deciding on how she will raise her child. She has been suggested to join a an alloparenting group that will offer a robust community for her child to interact with, but she has also considered to do things on her own, and raise her child herself. Also, saving money is of a concern, since she would have to use daycare if she cannot find someone to babysit for cheap.

Question: Will Beth more than likely have increased costs or decreased costs if she chooses to raise her child herself?
Answer: increased costs

Situation: Beth is about to be a new mother, and is deciding on how she will raise her child. She has been suggested to join a an alloparenting group that will offer a robust community for her child to interact with, but she has also considered to do things on her own, and raise her child herself. Also, saving money is of a concern, since she would have to use daycare if she cannot find someone to babysit for cheap.

Question: Which method will most likely save Beth the most money in the long run?
Answer: alloparenting

Situation: Beth is about to be a new mother, and is deciding on how she will raise her child. She has been suggested to join a an alloparenting group that will offer a robust community for her child to interact with, but she has also considered to do things on her own, and raise her child herself. Also, saving money is of a concern, since she would have to use daycare if she cannot find someone to babysit for cheap.

Question: Which method will most likely cost Beth the most money in the long run?
Answer: raise her child herself

Situation: Beth is about to be a new mother, and is deciding on how she will raise her child. She has been suggested to join a an alloparenting group that will offer a robust community for her child to interact with, but she has also considered to do things on her own, and raise her child herself. Also, saving money is of a concern, since she would have to use daycare if she cannot find someone to babysit for cheap.

Question: Which method will most likely have more developmental advantages for the child?
Answer: alloparenting

Situation: Beth is about to be a new mother, and is deciding on how she will raise her child. She has been suggested to join a an alloparenting group that will offer a robust community for her child to interact with, but she has also considered to do things on her own, and raise her child herself. Also, saving money is of a concern, since she would have to use daycare if she cannot find someone to babysit for cheap.

Question: Which method will most likely have less developmental advantages for the child?
Answer: raise her child herself