Abstract

Abstract This chapter reflects on maternal investment in adolescent daughters and sons. The focus of maternal investment necessarily changes as a function of the ontological maturity of adolescent sons and daughters. As most sexually mature youth continue to live with parents, mothers’ investments channel youth toward adaptive trajectories given the opportunities and constraints of the local ecology. The nature of childrearing shifts to a greater emphasis on preparing daughters and sons for socio-competitive success; that is, providing resources, particularly those that increase adult knowledge and skills, and protecting offspring from their own adventurousness while learning occurs. Through this focus, mothers facilitate the reproductive success of offspring.

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