I feel like the need to elaborate on my original statement proves my point. There are decisions that "by-the-gut" parenting could get wrong with disastrous cons

I feel like the need to elaborate on my original statement proves my point. There are decisions that "by-the-gut" parenting could get wrong with disastrous consequences. More over, I don't think there's ever a parenting situation which should preclude research, which seems like what the parent OP was advocating for.