Wet Nurses and Pedagogues Family in Ancient Rome

within household, infants , children have interacted servants , household slaves. during infancy, babies nursed , cared wet nurses, or nutrix. nurses used families of every social level , employed when mother had died childbirth, unable produce milk, wanted become pregnant again or ill. nurse, besides having moral character, expected speak because close interaction charge highly influential child s development.

pedagogues, or male tutors, minders both male , female children. of servile or free status , responsible teaching children proper etiquette , life skills. pedagogues chaperons , tutors. wet nurses, pedagogues employed families of social classes.