Responsible Parenting License Essay

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Three out of ten teenage girls are statistically predicted to become a victim of teenage pregnancy, resulting in nearly 750,000 pregnancies a year. Many people are unprepared to parent, and having children is a decision that isn’t always thoroughly thought out. In some cases, pregnancy occurs by accident, and people choose to bring life into the world knowing that they are incapable of taking care of it and assuming that teachers, government services, and family will pitch in and do the job for them. Many people have no business in raising children; They lack the financial, emotional, or psychological resources. However, parents might be more reverent towards their mandatory responsibilities if they were required to earn the privilege of…show more content…
If a parenting license existed, people would be required to graduate a certified and a high school course on infant development. The course or test given would be created by experienced and successful parents, teachers, nurses, doctors, social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, family counselors, police officers, etc. Like a driver’s license, a test score of 80% and a signed, legal document agreeing to refrain from child abuse and neglect would be essential to pass the course and receive the license. Although a course for teaching students about raising children, there are many things that a class can never achieve to teach.. Adequate parenting skills can’t be taught, and inadequate skills cannot be overcome with a simple course. Teaching someone how to love and not to abuse their kids is near impossible; It is impossible to shape human error and emotion. There will always be poor parents, regardless of how much guidance you give them. No one is ever fully prepared to have children and will never truly be ready to take care of a human

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