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Would you be surprised to learn that there is something similar in Japan? Though not necessarily required, there are "mama papa" classes done by the government
by mc3301 3y ago
Would you be surprised to learn that there is something similar in Japan? Though not necessarily required, there are "mama papa" classes done by the government with the basics covered. And there are checkups (1 month, 3 months, 6, 1 year, 2, 3) which have some involvement in checking the child's health, wellbeing, development, as well as that of the parent(s).
- marcod 3y agoPlenty of parents in America have taken classes like that at local hospitals or through their school, but the reality is that a lot of people don't have the means and the desire to take some.
- fragmede 3y agoIf we wanted to incentivize attendance, pay parents to attend the classes, with a bonus at the end for doing well on the test. That we wouldn't actually do that speaks spades about our priorities.
- raxxorraxor 3y agoAnd usually those that take the classes would have done fine anyway since they are engaged in parenting. I am critical of a governmental breeding licence, even if it is just for additional monetary support. Difficult to quantify anything that reflects successful parenting and the bureaucracy would probably be counter productive. Stressed parents are often bad parents, you don't want to make it worse with audits. Also, as someone not from the US who heard unsubstantiated rumors about parents getting in trouble with law enforcement for leaving their kids alone for 5 minutes, I doubt this could in any way be sensibly handled. Similar problem exist in other countries too of course. Best make room in school for some basic education, as there isn't any in most countries.
- lozenge 3y agoThey shouldn't need means, it should be free and at convenient times.