Ideal would be to support dramatically increased paid parental leave and more social support for children and families, so that everyone would have more opportu

Ideal would be to support dramatically increased paid parental leave and more social support for children and families, so that everyone would have more opportunity to raise their own children, especially kids <1 year old. But yes, you are right that it is a great privilege to have a lot of parent time available. The sadder one to me is the folks who don’t take advantage of their available time. I know quite a few parents who are either not working or wealthy enough to not work for several years with no significant financial/career impact but who still hire someone else to take care of their kids full time, because they think of childcare as an annoying hassle.