Should We Need A License To Be A Parent? - Comments

  • LizethTL

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    I think that it is interesting how Covell and Howe try to the importance of obtain a parenting licence before to be a parent. Even though abuse child is a reality, I think that get a licence is not enough to be sure that every child will be safe. I agree that it is important that parents have the opportunity to share their experience with another parents and professional; however, to ask a high school education may be interpreted as elitist. Child abuse is a reality, and any government should prevent it before it happens. But it is important that government, professional, parents, and community think in efficient ways to do that.
    December 13th, 2018 at 03:07pm
  • haifa

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    Anyway I can say, it is a good try. However, the courses can not produce good parents automatically. In my opinion, parenting comes naturally from the heart towards children. In addition to that, there is no law capable of stopping adolescent from pregnancy when they are not ready yet for parenting.
    November 30th, 2018 at 07:11pm
  • haifa

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    It is a constructive and educational tool to help parents become more skillful in their parenting, so they can give good care to their children. I love it because it is a positive method for the children interests. it is helping to keep the children's rights to receive a good care without any abuse or neglect. However, the problem of parenting is deeper than solving it by taking such a licence or taking some courses because it doesn't deal with the root of the problem.
    November 30th, 2018 at 06:59pm
  • haifa

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    I like the concept of parenting license and parenting courses, as long as these courses will work on helping parents
    to build their abilities in raising children.....
    November 30th, 2018 at 06:38pm
  • davidlovesyou

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    good i liked it
    May 15th, 2013 at 08:27pm
  • Arcapello

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    This general idea would be perfect. But, a few points I'd like to share:
    *What about the "accidents"? Would people have to get abortions if they got pregnant without a license? Would their child have to be put up for adoption?
    *Many people have different ideas of who's a "successful parent". If we had experienced, successful parents teaching the courses, many of those people would be white, middle to upper class Christians. (I'm not trying to offend anyone, just stating opinion). What about different ethnicities, religions, and classes?
    *No one can really define a successful parent. Just because you have 5 kids, doesn't mean you are successful.

    Overall, though, this is a fantastic idea, and I've had a few times where I've thought "Wow... people should have to take a test to be parents." Very Happy
    Great article.
    September 19th, 2012 at 02:57am
  • x0danifurrr

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    this is an interesting idea, but ultimately, there are things that no course can teach you. sometimes a child needs things that cant be concrete, but given from within, like love. a parental license just doesn't seem right. the article did bring up some very interesting points though. it was a great article and i loved reading it.
    July 10th, 2009 at 08:20am
  • sarah nichole

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    i remember when you had to do this for mr. jacobson. it was probably more interesting than my topic.
    July 6th, 2009 at 06:46pm
  • Lies for a Liar

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    Good article ;) I like how you've balanced it.

    I think parenting licenses would be a bad idea. I don't believe raising a child and selling alcohol or possessing a gun are anywhere near being in the same league. It's stressful enough for someone who wasn't expecting to have a baby and then suddenly having to prepare for it, being pregnant for 9 months, etc. Having to get a license would cause more stress, which could have bad effects on a developing child. And what would happen if a person didn't achieve the standards to get a license? Would they just have their child taken from them at birth until they did pass the tests or whatever? That would just be cruel.
    June 6th, 2009 at 08:23pm
  • TheInevitable

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    I hope this doesn't happen. bleh
    June 6th, 2009 at 06:16am
  • Wind In Your Hair.

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    This screams bad idea. Not only are seemingly good parents sometimes a bit psychotic, but the principle behind the license is flawed.

    Sometimes parents are abusive and cruel to children. Let's prevent this by getting rid of the victims.

    That's horrible.
    June 5th, 2009 at 01:40pm
  • BLUEcloud

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    The licence seems a terrible idea to me. Not only would it mean mass abortion and apparently even forced sterilization (alike to owners having their pets neutered/spayed), which has me affiliate this "limited breeding program" to some horrific sci-fi movie, but I don't think it would even accomplish its supposed actual intended purpose anyway~~>
    People must hit a certain age before eg drinking alcohol, and we all know how WELL that rule is obeyed-without-exception. People must have a driver's licence to legally drive a car, and so of course no one EVER crashes their car out of their own stupidity when they have a licence.
    Why would this licence be any different than those two?
    June 4th, 2009 at 08:10am
  • Modern Zero.

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    Wow, this was a very interesting article. Great topic. =)
    Some of the things that you said that i liked were, "Has anyone ever wondered why we can drink at age 21, but can have babies before we're even old enough to drive?" and "It is the hardest job in the world and the easiest job to get." It's very true. I think that parenting licensing would be good to reduce child abuse and what not...but I don't think it would be as effective as people think it would be. And I don't like the idea of the govenment controlling everything that we do and all the choices that we make. We should be allowed to make choices good or bad. And i'm one that is 100% for choice. I think that they're intentions on this are good, but i just don't see it really working. I also loved what you said about, "Can we really be taught how to love our children?" Love is love and I don't think that love can be taught. It's something that is natural for humans to have. It's a feeling and emotion, which also can't be taught.
    I thought that this article was very well written and organized. I really enjoyed reading it. =)
    June 4th, 2009 at 06:04am
  • Viva La Eh-Mii

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    Very well written article. I think that the issue of having a licence to be a parent is a very interesting debate, but personally I feel that it's not a matter of having legal restrictions on having children (The rules in your article seem very tough) but educating teenagers.
    For example, if Britain waned to lower teen pregnancy and abortion rates, as well as STD rates, then money should be spent on getting teenagers to learn about the huge responsability that having a child requires.
    All we got in Sex Education was how babies are concieved, how babies develop and some vague information about STD's. We leant nothing about the responsability, cost, social effects and bodily damage having a child brings.
    June 3rd, 2009 at 10:28pm
  • vaporwave

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    Some of you didn't seem to read the article. The author's opinion is not in favour of parenting licences, so stop shooting her down, k?
    June 3rd, 2009 at 08:07pm
  • not here anymore

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    Okay, parenting liscense? Really ridiculous. Enough said.
    June 3rd, 2009 at 06:52pm
  • Thorazine Dreams

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    this is messed up! people should have the right to have children without liscense, I would have been a forced abortion if that was in place when my mother got pregnant with me, she was responsible and adopted me to her parents, she did the same with my younger brother. This is well written but entirely immoral.
    June 3rd, 2009 at 06:42am
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    Even if this happened.. people would still have sex and mistakes would happen and they'd get pregnant. People would continue to have kids whether they had a license or not. A lot of married couples even would have children without planning. It should be a planned thing, yes, but people are going to keep having sex no matter what happens.

    Have you seen the teen pregnancy rate? It would continue to happen.

    Babies are born all of the time, sometimes not even in hospitals. No license can restrict unplanned births.

    Besides, licenses don't prove anything. Just like people who drive drunk, drive without corrective lenses, etc., there will always be people who mistreat their children, always. Just like there will always be people who mistreat their pets. It's just the way life is, and there will always be people who don't abide by the law anyway.
    June 3rd, 2009 at 05:19am
  • GeeandBobrockmysocks

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    plus sometimes people change like they could be a braty teen and fail if they took it as a teen but then when they are an adult be totally different
    June 3rd, 2009 at 03:34am
  • GeeandBobrockmysocks

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    a licenses wont prove that the kid will get the care it needs because you could pass all the crap you need to get it but then when you have your kid not follow any of the rules so a license is a stupid idea
    June 3rd, 2009 at 03:31am