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> terms like "delinquent parenting" are a bit incendiary Delinquent means to fail in ones duty. If you think parents are failing in their duty to facilitate th
by AmericanChopper 7y ago
> terms like "delinquent parenting" are a bit incendiary
Delinquent means to fail in ones duty. If you think parents are failing in their duty to facilitate their children’s emotional development, then it’s just tautological to say they are delinquent.
I pretty much agree with everything else you said. But I disagree with the conclusion that it’s the governments right to take over parenting responsibilities in the absence of abuse, and I strongly disagree with the conclusion that the school is an appropriate place to instruct the emotional development of children. The idea of a standardized emotional development curriculum should terrify anybody.
- rsj_hn 7y agoI never concluded that it was the government's right to take over parenting responsibilities. I explicitly made the point that when institutions act 'in loco parentis', the results are harmful for development -- that includes government. But I don't think blaming parents is the answer -- this is the result of general social breakdown, and parents today are doing the best they can in an environment where a lot of supporting infrastructure has been taken away from them.
- AmericanChopper 7y ago> But I don't think blaming parents is the answer Blame is an entirely different conversation to delinquency. If I get hit by a car, lose my job, and can’t pay my rent, I’d become delinquent in paying my rent. You could debate who’s to blame for that, but it has no bearing on whether I’m delinquent or not. > I never concluded that it was the government's right to take over parenting responsibilities. The comment I was originally replying to did. Your initial response, which I mostly agree with, didn’t address that topic at all.