Parents would need to get more support from the state:
parenting classes (before and after having kids to stay on top of science)
salary for having and raising well-behaved children
free education
free transport
Unfortunately, you can’t rely on people “doing the right thing”. If could, then laws wouldn’t be necessary. You’d never have to lock your door or fear for any violence or untoward behavior from fellow human beings.
Yes, parents are responsible and self-determination is important (it’s your child not that of the state), but people are flawed. They will make decisions against their own self-interest or against those that they love (or claim to) e.g not caring about climate change despite having children. Giving people enough rope to be free and too much to hang themselves is not an easy task.
Parents would need to get more support from the state:
Unfortunately, you can’t rely on people “doing the right thing”. If could, then laws wouldn’t be necessary. You’d never have to lock your door or fear for any violence or untoward behavior from fellow human beings.
Yes, parents are responsible and self-determination is important (it’s your child not that of the state), but people are flawed. They will make decisions against their own self-interest or against those that they love (or claim to) e.g not caring about climate change despite having children. Giving people enough rope to be free and too much to hang themselves is not an easy task.