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> how many of us agree what makes a good family? I think there are things we can broadly agree on. For example, reducing the number of single-parent families o
by damagednoob 5y ago
> how many of us agree what makes a good family?
I think there are things we can broadly agree on. For example, reducing the number of single-parent families or general delinquency. Once we solve those types of issues, we can get into the relative minutae of things like screen time, etc.
- developer93 5y agoWhy is a single parent family alone a bad thing? I could see a case where a single caring parent could be much better than 2 negligent or abusive ones.
- damagednoob 5y agoSure, add 'limiting any amount of abusive parents' to the list too. I was coming from the point of view of 'all other things being equal', two parents are better than one.
- developer93 5y agoAh ok, I read it as more absolutist than that. You don't think for example that children should be taken into care because they have only 1 parent?
- compiler-guy 5y ago"All else being equal" is an implied assumption here. Yes, two abusive parents are worse than one good parent. But two good parents are better than one good parent. It is probably also the case that one good parent and one abusive parent is better than one abusive parent alone.
- balfirevic 5y ago> But two good parents are better than one good parent. What about 3?
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- kbelder 5y agoProbably better, if they're good. But I suspect that it's a lot harder to find n-way relationship that are long-term stable, the higher n goes.