[kraigie]

You put the /s their. But they don't. That's why orphanages can raise children.

[fatbird]

There's a difference between the minimal standard of raising a child to functioning adulthood, which is what orphanages generally manage, and raising a well-adjusted, emotionally healthy person who's not held back, having been given only the bare minimum of rearing.

All the research points to active parenting/interaction with children from day 1 being extremely beneficial.