Since parenting is the most important job a person will have why is it not taught to us in the school system ?

Answer 1

AMEN! I took child development in high school, but the curriculum only took me as far as a super-babysitter. It taught me nothing with regards to actually parenting.

Answer 2

I think it's because most school systems feel it to be too big of a risk. Think about it. You will have the kids that take it all in with the realization that they will use that information "some day" then you have the emotionally challenged children who will take the information and feel they are experts at the age of thirteen and put it to use immediately by feeling validated that they are ready to bring children in to the world because they have received "basic" criteria or information to do so. It's bad enough there are children having children as it is and I think the school system thinks teaching the children who don't necessarily talk about wanting a baby at thirteen will only be encouraged instead of turned off by the information. We can't change how things have been done in the past so how about we as parents step up to the plate and teach our children what we know and have found to be helpful. There is no scientific answer to parenting. We just need to do the best we can and stop the cycle of detached parenting.

Answer 3

Who decides what the right way to parent is? No two families have parents that raise their children in exactly the same way, and people generally think their way is best. Some people believe in spanking, some in time outs, some in natural consequences, etc. What does the school system teach? Some parents already have issues with things the schools teach their children, and I can only imagine the issues that would arise if the school said "this is the way to parent."

Answer 4

I think it should be. THere are classes that touch on the basics of parenting and family but they are not manditoy. In certain states they offer parenting classes for expectant mothers from low-income familys in exchange for a dozen diapers. So if you attend the class they automatically give you diapers! How cool is that!!!Hospitals and community centers also offer parenting classes but they arent always for free. I think classes like these should be readily available to the public without the fees. THere are so many people out there who are in desperate need of parenting help but they dont know where to go. Thatis why I thank God for sites like these where you can ask a question and have 30 different people answer it. I wish my mom had this when she was raising us

Answer 5

At primary school we did our s£x (don't know if i can say that work on Yahoo!) education in year 6 and we got eggs to look after for a week!! I was doing fine untill my Dad trod on it on the last day! I was devastated!! I never have got over it I don't think! We never did any kind of parenting classes in Secondary school, only education on safe s£x and STI's. I think it would be a good idea to teach aspects of parenting in Secondary schools. You have a very good point! :o)

Answer 6

it is in some cities, its called planned parenthood, or family development. Teens get a robot baby that cries all the time and they have a key in a bracelet they cant take off and this is how they shut the kids up, its crazy, because the baby cries anytime!! at night, 4am during school, but i think it teaches teens a very valuable lesson

Answer 7

yeah they robot baby is usually used in middle schools and in high school they have a class in child development. high school students take care of actual kids during this class and learn more about the struggles. usually the high school has to have a pre-school system for this to happen. at my high school, since our mascot was the yellowjacket, the pre-schoolers were called the baby jackets.

Answer 8

I think that the government doesn't think it needs to be taught in schools. I think it should be taught in schools at least to the girls anyway.

Answer 9

In a lot of middle schools it is. It's called early childhood intervention or something like that. My sister in law takes it and now helps with the diabled children

Answer 10

Every family and every child is different. There really isn't any one way to parent. It is a lot of trail and error until you find out what works best with you and your baby.