What level of education and age do you think people should have in order to be a good parent? I think all parents should have (at least) an assoicates degree and be over the age of 21 in order to be the best parents they can be. What do you think?
2006-09-27 07:39:39 · 20 answers · asked by Maggie 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
Its really not a question of education. It depends partly on age, but the ability to be a good parent depends on your maturity.
2006-09-27 07:43:02 · answer #1 · answered by Casey 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think that your completly wrong. I don't think there should be any age or education requirement in order to be a parent. It is more a matter of competence and common sense. I know some people who have masters and are complete idiots when it come to ther kids and I know a couple who never finished high school and they are some of the best parents I know. It is all about what morals and ideals you raise your child with. A higher education in no way makes you a better parent and wisdom not age makes you a better parent.
2006-09-27 14:45:38 · answer #2 · answered by lunitari601 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I was 22 when my oldest child was born and only at the time had a H.S. education, and I don't think education level has anything to do with it. I think it's a maturity level.
Why do you ask such stupid questions, because if you feel that parents should be over 21, and have an associates degree, good luck to you when you get that. Because I know alot of parents who are hard working, loving parents who only have high school educations and they are some of the most loving parents I know.
Why don't you grow up before asking such stupid questions!
2006-09-27 15:23:51 · answer #3 · answered by Bryan M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Frankly, I think the more "educated" a person is, the worse parent they tend to be...JMO....Education is a great thing, don't get me wrong, but the fact is, parenting is not about book smarts. Kids don't come with an instruction manual. You hear jokes all the time about people who are so book-smart, they have no common sense. Raising kids is about commom-sense. I'm a mother or 3 and had my first at 21YO, with only 1 year of college behind me. I see these parents who have years of schooling take "professionals" opinions and theories as gospel when it comes to child rearing. Think about history....this generation of children are more self-centered, immoral & troublesome than any generation before us, and yet, this is the generation of the most "educated" of parents. 100 years ago, people were having kids at 15 & 16YO with barely a high school education, but the kids had a solid upbringing of ethics, morals & respect. Education has nothing to do with it, and age has little to do with it.
2006-09-27 15:05:22 · answer #4 · answered by threedscreations 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't made what age you are. I had a child when I was 16 and he is in the 5th grade now. He is one of the smartest, well behaved, loving child in his class. I also had two more kids before I was 22. I go to college, work and raise my children. Everyone tells me how wonderful they behave and how smart they are. So it really doesn't depend on the age of a person. I think it has mostly to do with how they were raised and how good of a home life they had.
2006-09-27 15:01:11 · answer #5 · answered by smurf 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some of the smartest people are so ******* dumb when it comes to children. I also feel that age does not really matter. Some older, respected people molest and rape their children...and some 19 yr olds raise their kids better than ever. You can be a good or bad parent at any age.
2006-09-27 14:45:39 · answer #6 · answered by Michelle 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Things you learned in school won't help you when it comes to raising a child and neither does age. Some 19 year old single mothers might be better parents then a married 30 year old woman. It just depends on maturity and instinct.
2006-09-27 14:44:51 · answer #7 · answered by BeeFree 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think you are an idiot who thinks she is better than the rest of the world.. I have read all of your questions, and you just criticize other parents.. Why do you spend so much time trying to down parents who are young or who lack a college education? Why don't you get off of your high horse?
2006-09-27 14:58:09 · answer #8 · answered by Legs 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My sister-in-law is the worst parent I have ever seen, and she has a Master's degree. She does not discipline her children at all. She is a housewife now, and you can't even have an adult conversation with her, she is so dumbed-down by being a mother. So, I don't think education level determines who's going to make a great parent. I think it has a lot more to do with maturity, responsibility and self-esteem.
2006-09-27 14:48:52 · answer #9 · answered by nido_tr3s 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
let me get this straight you are saying on good parents gradute from college. what a load of bull s.h.i.t. get over yourself. you probably dont have kids. its not about how smart you are. its how mature you are and how ready you are to be a parent. i am one of the young mothers you love to bash but i dont care i had my daughter at 20. i was ready to be a mom i had a full time job with benifits and i lost her she was boren to soon and died. does the fact i was 20 have anything to do with it nope. my baby was sick and God chose to spare her a life of hell. i had my son who is now a well adjusted 3 year old when i was a day before turning 25. my age still not important. my hubby was 19 when our son was born was he too young. certainly not. he is a great dad. my daughter was not my hubbys. you know people go to school for years and get loads of education but it means nothing. its real life experince not what comes from a book. you are a trouble making fool who needs to get a life and get over herself before you end up old and alone. thats what this attitude will bring you. noone will want to be around you.
2006-09-27 16:14:02 · answer #10 · answered by kleighs mommy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋