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Two vital aspects of parenthood often are overlooked. The first is that readiness for parenthood follows the adolescent stage of life. The ability to assume responsibility for one’s own life is a prerequisite for assuming responsibility for the life of another person. The second is that parenthood is a developmental stage in life that follows adolescence and is an essential complement to childhood. Struggling parents need access to collaborative systems of care.
Today we may not blame parents for being largely instrumental in getting their boys and girls into trouble. But twenty or thirty years from now, we will have to point our finger against those parents who, because of neglect or ignorance, wittingly or unwittingly bring out the worst in their children.
David Abrahamson, Who Are the Guilty? (1952)
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Westman, J.C. (2019). The Rights of Parents. In: Dealing with Child Abuse and Neglect as Public Health Problems. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05897-5_11
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