Sunday, May 26, 2013

What is Equal parenting

What is Equal parenting?
Equal parenting is the presumption that parents should share the responsibilities and time of parenting on the basis of equal rights.  Of course, parents may agree to divide duties – who drives the kids to soccer, who cooks certain days, who helps with certain homework – but if they can’t agree, such as in a highly-conflicted divorce, both parents keep equal rights and responsibilities, unless one or both parents is clearly shown to be unfit.
Why do Parents need rights?
Parents need rights because it is the only way to protect the rights of their children. Parents need rights to seek and approve educational and medical services for their kids, to get medical and educational records. Parents without rights have no standing in courts or in government or social service agencies. As minors, children have no standing in courts so parents must represent their rights. Parents without rights mean children without parents and kids without rights.

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