RCC Links 'Son-in-a-Basket' Kids to Late Childbirth
«Basket-babies» are appearing due to late pregnancies, — Russian Orthodox Church. According to priest Valery Soskovets, women who give birth to their first child closer to age 40 may be too protective of it, as women at this age already need to become grandmothers.
Consensus
- The term 'son-in-a-basket' (сыночки-корзиночки) refers to children perceived as overly dependent or infantile.
- Late childbirth, particularly around age 40, is cited as a contributing factor to this phenomenon.
- Religious figures in Russia, specifically Father Valery Soskovets, have commented on this issue.
- The concern is that women who give birth in their 40s may transfer the emotional focus typically reserved for grandchildren onto their first child.
- This shift in emotional focus is described as harmful to the child's development.
Points of divergence
- Women who give birth close to age 40 may overly protect their first child because they are already at an age when they should be becoming grandmothers. — tg_moscowmap
- Children born late become infantile due to hyperprotection, and young mothers do not produce 'son-in-a-basket' children. — riamo
- Father Soskovets urged Russians to marry and have children 'on time' to solve the problem, suggesting that by age 40, parents should already have multiple children and thus be less focused on the first. — riamo
- The rise in birth rates in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, despite national decline, is presented as a regional success story of family support programs. — riamo
Coverage (2 sources)
- «Basket-babies» appear due to late births, — Russian Orthodox Church — Новости Москвы
- In the Russian Orthodox Church, it was claimed that 'basket boys' appear due to late childbirth — РИАМО