Word: metaplot
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Although they have always been concerned about child-rearing practices, members have recently intensified their efforts to promote the mental health of every kibbutznik. Over the years the communes have modified their original intention of giving metaplot, or special nurses, full responsibility for the care of infants, who grow up in special buildings away from their parents' homes. "We have learned that the metaplot are not enough; the first year is a critical one," says Educator Benjamin Katznelson. Mothers now get six weeks off from work to nurse their newborn children; for six months after that they work only...
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