Would you pass a parenting test?
By shlooper
@shlooper (309)
United States
July 22, 2008 11:09pm CST
One of my friends is fond of saying that it would be wonderful if we could find a way to make every prospective parent pass a test to prove that they would be capable parents. I understand what he is coming from, when so many kids end up on the street and there are standards for adoption ect, but also, how many of us do you think would actually pass it? I know that having messed up parents is kind of part for a lot of peoples childhood, but it is quite frequently OK. Parents aren't perfect, and neither are children. I think if there were a way to institute one, it would be like the drivers test, where even if people did pass it, they would still be crazy. do you think that there should be some sort of exam? (suspending the impracticality of how it would administered/enforced) and if there were would you pass it?
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@sassygirlanne007 (4517)
• United States
23 Jul 08
In a way there is a parenting test. It's called the baby think it over program my school partakes in. each student at one point gets assigned a baby that has a computer program in it to simulate a real baby. It cry's,fuses,and coos. You even have to hold it properly because the head can fall back and it will cry even more. Each student takes it home for the weekend and the computer program records the progress. You have to feed it change it,rock it and burp it. I took it my freshman year which is early for allot of students(its not required to be taken until the junior year) But I had the chance to take it early. And I passed with flying colors only 1 poor head support and no bad marks for abuse or neglect.
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@sassygirlanne007 (4517)
• United States
24 Jul 08
Well I sure know that I learned that I didn't want to have kids just yet.
@XXTYCHABBYXX (239)
• United States
23 Jul 08
even though im not a parent or dont intend on being anytime soon but i think i would pass a paerenting test with flying colors.
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@cjgrooms (4456)
• United States
23 Jul 08
I honestly don't think many people would pass. After all we are all such piss-poor parents that the government has to tell us how to raise our children! I have four children two grown daughters married with families of their own a twelve year old and a thirteen year old. My girls turned out okay even though i know i made mistakes with them and have and will make mistakes with my boys. Parents are human and humans make mistakes. Hopefully you don't make major mistakes that cause your child harm either physical or mental, And that is about all i have ever hoped for with my kids.
