Parents don't need government to raise their kids. That's their job. But government can help them protect their children from influences they may not want their kids exposed to.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
There is a role for government, but no matter how much money the government spends, it will never be able to take the place of parents and strong families.
It amazes me that parents are allowed to raise kids. There's so much power and often very little accountability.
Sometimes people need a kick in the pants to get them to do what they would be doing if government weren't there as a perpetual parent.
The government has convinced parents that at some point it's no longer their responsibility. And in fact, they force them, in many respects, to turn their children over to the public education system and wrest control from them and block them out of participation of that. That has to change or education will not improve in this country.
Society should see parenting as a public health issue and help parents to bring their children up feeling loved. We have birthing classes, but no parenting classes. The latter is desperately needed if we are to avoid self-destruction.
There are plenty of mothers who should not be allowed to raise their children.
At the federal level, we must help, not hinder, local school boards, parents, teachers and administrators as they make decisions about educating our children.
People think that child-support enforcement benefits children, but it doesn't.
Liberals don't think parents can be left to their own devices when it comes to raising our children.
The government cannot overcome bad parenting. What our leaders can do is publicly condemn irresponsible parental behavior in vivid terms.