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<blockquote data-quote="Fran" data-source="post: 38888" data-attributes="member: 3"><p><span style='font-size: 11pt'>Maybe I'm crazy but the two most important things we do we have no real idea how to make it work. Childrearing and marriage. There should be some sort of adult education for problem resolution, positive discipline, understanding normal growth and development,how to live with someone. I have to take lots of classes and pass tests to drive a car and we have no clue unless we do what our own parents did or self educate. I like to think there are a lot of choices in how to rear a child or be married. I don't think it's one size fits all but the basic tenets of having a healthy, functional family have to be close to the same. </p><p></p><p> I don't think it should be for just parents of difficult children but for all parents. My question would be "why wouldn't we want to learn more or better or just be reassured we are on the right path?". </p><p> I hate bureaucracy worse than anyone and I have a lot of reservations that something this big will be effective but if it is legislated to be organized on a local level it might become a community class or experience. All you have to do is look at kids who are neglected due to ignorance or because "mamma did it this way." and you wonder why it took us so long to want to educate parents. I'm always wondering if there is another way to help my kids achieve their goal or another way for me to parent that might be better, healthier, more positive. </p><p> Maybe I worry too much that I'm missing something but I think there isn't one of us that couldn't learn something new or can share something you know with a new parent. </span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fran, post: 38888, member: 3"] <span style='font-size: 11pt'>Maybe I'm crazy but the two most important things we do we have no real idea how to make it work. Childrearing and marriage. There should be some sort of adult education for problem resolution, positive discipline, understanding normal growth and development,how to live with someone. I have to take lots of classes and pass tests to drive a car and we have no clue unless we do what our own parents did or self educate. I like to think there are a lot of choices in how to rear a child or be married. I don't think it's one size fits all but the basic tenets of having a healthy, functional family have to be close to the same. I don't think it should be for just parents of difficult children but for all parents. My question would be "why wouldn't we want to learn more or better or just be reassured we are on the right path?". I hate bureaucracy worse than anyone and I have a lot of reservations that something this big will be effective but if it is legislated to be organized on a local level it might become a community class or experience. All you have to do is look at kids who are neglected due to ignorance or because "mamma did it this way." and you wonder why it took us so long to want to educate parents. I'm always wondering if there is another way to help my kids achieve their goal or another way for me to parent that might be better, healthier, more positive. Maybe I worry too much that I'm missing something but I think there isn't one of us that couldn't learn something new or can share something you know with a new parent. </span> [/QUOTE]
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