Birth to Four--The Building Blocks: What's the Right Government.... Doug Erickson and Valeria Davis-Humphrey.
by Erickson, Doug; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 15Family. Publisher: Wisconsin State Journal, 2003ISSN: 1522-3213;.Subject(s): Caregivers | Child care | Community-based corrections | Family counseling | Family policy | Government -- Role of | Government aid to child welfare | Infants -- Care | Parenting -- Study and teachingDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Every year, about 80 people are ordered by the Dane County [Wisconsin] courts to attend parenting classes. Over eight weeks, they learn about child development, how to set goals and how to build self-esteem in both themselves and their children....Just how forcefully government should insert itself into the private realm of parenting has long been an issue of debate. Granted, court-ordered parenting classes fall toward the extreme end of the spectrum. But they raise broader philosophical questions: How much should taxpayers invest in children just entering the world and their parents?" (WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL) This article considers the role government should play in providing services to families.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004.
Originally Published: Birth to Four--The Building Blocks: What's the Right Government..., June 22, 2003; pp. n.p..
"Every year, about 80 people are ordered by the Dane County [Wisconsin] courts to attend parenting classes. Over eight weeks, they learn about child development, how to set goals and how to build self-esteem in both themselves and their children....Just how forcefully government should insert itself into the private realm of parenting has long been an issue of debate. Granted, court-ordered parenting classes fall toward the extreme end of the spectrum. But they raise broader philosophical questions: How much should taxpayers invest in children just entering the world and their parents?" (WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL) This article considers the role government should play in providing services to families.
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