Pros And Cons Of Parental Licensing

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Parents; Are They Actually Qualified? Growing up, children deal with many problems including drama, self-esteem issues, etc., but what they shouldn 't have to do is worry if they will have food that night. Many children go home each day not knowing if they will be fed or even acknowledged. To fix this issue we as a country should introduce parental licensing. This is not as horrible as it seems. We would set an expectation of parents that all that want to have kids must meet or exceed. This is not to detour people from having kids, but to keep children out of bad homes. By enforcing parental license we could keep unfortunate children out of bad homes or give parents a reason to go back to school. Parental licensing could potentially help millions of kids in the long run. Many children in America grow up in homes where they are not safe. They deal with abusive parents or …show more content…
Sure there is financial aid, but most of the time that isn 't enough. Kids don 't go to college and end up working in laborious fields to make enough money to put food on the table. However, if parental licensing was enforced children would be in higher income families that can afford to send them to college. These kids would also do better in high school. Without stressful situations at home, grades will become much improved. Though kids might not always go to college, they still will have the tools to live a successful life. Parental licensing would also help teach kids how to be a good parent. By growing up around good parents its a lot less likely that you will end up being a bad parent. This in turn will eventually take away the need for parental licensing. Parental licensing could do a lot for the education of America. By only letting kids be raised in homes where they are well taken care of, they will be able to go to college and have the tools they need to do what they want with their

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