Janice. I'd say your story reflects a couple of important things. You were on a boat but you weren't cruising. You still had a "home", it was just on water. You got to know people and build relationships and there were other kids.
I'd say the important factors in raising kids on boats are very little different that the factors in raising on land. Education, Socialization. Healthy eating and activities. Get involved in similar activities in school or the community.
So, I'd say it can work great as it did for you or work horribly, but then I'd say the same on land. We were both on land, I even had all the material things. However, we were both raised extremely poorly and had to work hard to overcome that.
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