I think Sandpiper, as a homeschooling parent, was fortunate to live in an area and made a conscious effort to expose her daughter through some activities to play and be with kids different from herself.

I'm not totally convinced all parents live in areas like that or as open.

I also feel that not all parents are functionally literate and not all are good natural teachers for any child/anyone. They might be good for child for other skills.
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