Should parents need licences to be parents?

[StupidBird]

Education, yes. License no. Sterilization definitely. However, that's such a slippery slope to start on, isn;t it? Such a difficult and painful subject.

 

[Britney]

NO,but they should have common sense....
NO,but they should have common sense....
And
NO,but they should have common sense....

 

[Boyd]

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As well you should. You are, after all, dealing with children who have been damaged and are in need of help. However, I submit that your biological children should be raised to YOUR standards, not some preset mandates given to you by the state. You are a fairly conservative adult (or so it appears from the posts I've read) and the way you raise your own will reflect that. I tend to be very liberal and my approach reflected that. My 2 have turned out great and I bet yours are too, because we are involved and connected with them. I think THAT is the real factor in raising good kids-- hands-on involvement and emotional investment. And I do not think there is any way a state can mandate that commitment from people. That is what I was trying to say in my initial post. That the country NEEDS both your approach and my approach (ie conservative and liberal) but what it needs most is the commitment and involvement of parents in their children's lives. I just didn't say it very well.

Rusty

That is what I was trying to convey as well

It is hard to explain on the computer and sometimes I don't have 4 hours to slow my brain down to type that much

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

We need one to get married... Does it do any good? Ask a divorce judge.
We need one to drive. Does it help? My experience an my collection of pictures says no.
I do think classes should be offered free for all 3 things.

 

[Julie08]

yes absolutely people should require a license to have kids, some people should not be allowed to have kids and yes some kids are mistakes.

 

[Hen_House_Rocks!]

YES!

I see too many verbally and physically abusive parents out in public. It makes me feel awful to hear parents using the "f" word at their kids, beating them in public, and being just plain neglectful. (A three year old should not be allowed to roam the streets by themselves.)

I know I'm not a perfect parent, but I think something needs to be done to discourage so many parents from having kids that they can't afford to raise or don't want- would help.

 

[MagsC]

A few parenting classes cant hurt but no to licensing.

 

[Julie08]

Hen_House_Rocks! :

, beating them in public, .

what about beating them in private?​

 

[Boyd]

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I'm going to wait to respond, but if you could elaborate on your answer a bit I guess I could go either way...... How are kids mistakes?

I certainly wasn't expecting to have my wife expecting with my youngest biological at 9. We took a rather exhaustive approach to not having kids. She is pregnant anyways. Now for the kid to truly be a mistake, both parents need to practice abstinence, and the woman needs to become pregnant by immaculate conception.... but wait, that happened a couple thousand years ago already... and that wasn't quite a mistake

so even 8 year old kids know if you have sex, you can have babies... so the only mistake I see here is the one made by parents. Children are inherently good.

 

[WriterofWords]

Not a license but parenting classes. It's harder to raise children today whether or not some will admit it the "good ole' days" are long gone and you have to look at the society how it is right now, not 10, 20, 50, years ago.