Should Parents Complete Basic Parenting Training Before Having Children?
I’m have a debate at school about this topic, and I am on the negative team.
So far I have
-It is up to the parents how they discipline their child
and
-Some people don’t have time, because of work, etc.
Anyone have any others?
parenting is, and should be a natural thing.
it cant be taught. it has to come naturally and be learned.
I kinda think they should. taking care of a child is really hard and some advice/ suggestions would help anyone. how many parents come to this section everyday to get advice? although how children are raised varies in opinion, some things are standard for safety/law/health.
The types of people who will end up being “bad” parents are the sort who wouldn’t want to go on a course in the first place. There will people who will feel they don’t need any training in childcare, ie nannies, midwives, teachers. Who would fund the courses? What would be the repurcussions for people who didn’t attend the training?
If they don’t have time to do a parenting course, they surely don’t have time to raise a child properly.
I’m all up for the controversial ‘parenting license’.
Don’t have one or don’t pass the test, and you don’t get a kid.
Have one without a license, kid gets taken from you.
It’d save a lot of kids from being brought up by druggies, alcoholics, beaters, teen idiots and other people who I wouldn’t trust to raise a Sea Monkey to adulthood.
I am a preschool teacher and I have been working with children for the past 6 years. Believe me, many parents out there do not know how to discipline they children and be in charge, they need to realize they are in charge not the children.
Many parent are afraid of saying “no” to their kids because they might cry or have a tantrum, well guess what?..out there in the real life they are going to have a rude awakening.
Finally, I think parenting classes and a license would be good, just like when you get married you need a license.
your could argue that
the bad decisions of some parents shouldn’t mean all good parents suffer for their mistakes and made to take training they don’t need
telling parents how they have to raise their children is taking away their basic rights as parents – they should be able to make whatever decisions they see fit for their children
Who is going to pay for the training? Parents should not be forced to pay themselves and its a huge financial burden on the governement if they foot the bill…further on that you could argue it would increase peoples taxes and burden all of society just because of a few incompentant parents the whole nation is made to suffer.
hope that helps and you win the debate!
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http://www.parentingsuccesstips.com/
I hope it can help