and who are these wonderful people with "logical and practical thinking" (is that you?) that will take away these basic rights and decide for us?...the Nazis had a go at that one...it didn't work out too well...the Chinese government played around with it too I think

I would say yes. My wife is a teacher of some 30yrs, and the changes she sees in todays kids and their parents is simply put 'crazy'. 5yr old putting her hands on her hips when arrives two minutes and asks "where have you been?" and the mum begins to explain why to the child. Really!!

yes

More and more i feel they making more licenses up. I hate to say its. I guess next license smiling

At the risk of offending some people....YES some people should be licensed. But in general, 99% of parents should NOT need a license.

Just need to use this topic to say what respect i have for the grandparents or other family members that take on the care of children whose parents have been deemed incapable, unsafe or due to drugs or crime are no longer able ( or want) to care for their children.

Yes there should be a license. Too many undeserving people have kids who abuse them all their lives. A child a single unit of a society, you screw that child, you screw the society. It sucks that there isn't more awareness of abusive parents and yet these same parents continue to produce like rabbits.

Do we need license to have sex too. A very stupid question.

well , no...licensed drivers aren't always the best drivers either ..so , there's my answer..lol...there's good parenting , there's bad parenting , but by who's standards ...? I think for the most part parents do the very best they can , with what sources and information is given to them ...and sometimes , unfortunately , things go to shit for some people ...That's life ...

Another smart idea to complicate parents lives, sorry Kim, but every mother has the knowhow to bring up a child, we do not need any book or smartypus to tell us how to do it

What’s the test to get a license?

First born is a learning curve, second and depending on how many children you have. Life is a learning curve for us all no matter our age or the path we are on. Not being judged and having support makes a little easier. All children are precious and they grow and are gone before we realise. Don’t judge, support

Lots of people would fail to get this licence and than population growth would decrease. Funny answer to funny question.

No - but I do think that training about marriage and parenthood should be included in the Education department lessons. People should be prepared for both. Must admit I went into both of them blind. Wish I had known more beforehand.

I have stated my answer for your argument (I agree 100% with you) in a previous poll, children should not by the byproducts of casual intercourse between people unfit to raise themselves or uneducated enough to know the importance of testing before pregnancy; abstaining from drugs, smoke and alcohol during pregnancy (to ensure the safety of the fetus; not to have a permanent disability from birth) the list goes on but hey we are imperfect beings living in an imperfect existence so it seems everything goes.

Do you need a lesson in biology?

I thought a marriage license would have covered that.

mmmm no

stupid question

LICENCES TO RAISE CHILDREN, UNSURE ONE VERY IMPORTANT REQUIREMENTS WOULD BE TO HAVE A HEART WITH A SPLASH OF COMMONSENSE. THERE does appear to be many requirements to be licensed for so many things but still there is stupidity along with so many persons holding these various licences. WHERE WHERE. WHERE??? Does one find commonsense or even a heart. These are gifts given to you at very early ages in development and like the plants must be cared for and nurtured so by the time children join the equation one would hope these qualities come with the birth, adoption or being given the gift of a child. NO YOU DO NOT REQUIRE A LICENCE JUST COMMONSENSE AND A VERY STRONG HEART

No kidding??

Do you have children ? Who sets the standard and are you sure you would be fit to hold a licence if the rules were set by anyone but yourself. Would people be excluded if they did not fit the genetic ideal set out by who ever the governing authority is. I've a sneaky suspicion a lot people commenting here wouldn't exhist if licenced were allready the norm, me includedEdited 31-Jan-21 16:14pm

Not sure about a license perhaps an assessment of the individuals behavioral patterns (parents to be) prior to having children

What a stupid question.

AbbA had a song out way back then called - MoneY MoneY MoneY.

They cost enough to raise anyway....people would just start selling them on the black market instead...and it would be a licence outside of North America...

Yes there are people out there who shouldn’t have kids

I've been saying that for years. I'll cop it for this, but that's my opinion

It would be too difficult to police and could create a society I wouldn't like to live in.

Now that's a pretty weird idea!

Hah! You’re mistaking licence for gst...( govt. snatch take) a lucrative money pot for those in power. What parents need is family support, love and community support whether they are married or not....lol

A license does not guarantee that people will do the right thing. Parents need to be punished severely if they neglect or abuse their children. Doctors or welfare services can refer for mothers to have their tubes tied if they have a history of drug and alcohol abuse. Edited 28-Jun-21 18:13pm

Good topic kim. Licence No. We have enough of those. We do need to have more classes, especially in the teenage years, as to how to parent well. I feel if you are fortunate enough to grow up with good parents then you naturally copy their example however this is not happening due to the fact that it is a viscous cycle that repeats itself with every generation. It is very hard to break but can be done if given the right tools that are supplied by the schools and Social Services as their parents would not be doing this. We learn when we have a child to just do what is best at the time and sincerely hope that it will turn out well. Above all just love your children and praise them is my advice to the young mothers.

Good grief...

Not touching this one with a ten foot pole!

No way but I think that children who are neglected and abused should be removed and rehomed with other family if possible or alternatively placed into foster care. All children deserve to be loved and nurtured and kept safe. Having a lot of money and a flash home, does not automatically make you a good parent. A good parent is one who loves their child and does the best with what they have. I also strongly believe , that welfare payments should only be paid for up to 2 children. The world is over-populated as it is. No family should be getting bonuses for having more kids than they can afford to have. These days, it costs a fortune to bring up a child. Selfish parents who breed like rabbits, should not expect the tax payer to subsidise more than the first two.Edited 31-Jan-21 12:27pm

There is no risk of Not causing offence, Who is this "all & sundry" you speak of? I assume you mean anyone but yourself. Why have you not disclosed your parental status, do you have kids?. You are entitled to your opinion but remember opinions are like arseholes , everyone has one and doesn't mean they are right. Maybe we should have a licences before spouting forth in public, required to undergo the appropriate training (indoctrination) to be an approved citizen. Have a look at Communist China

No i dont think so we all learn from experience and bringing up children you learn as you go

Gosh I’m wondering if your parents had a license to have you

Easy answer to that one - a great big YES!

They should have to be licensed to have Children and have to prove that they can house, feed and clothe them without the taxpayer having to pay for them. My Niece is a druggie, has four Children 3 of whom my Sister is paid $800 a week to look after and to be honest after having 3 of her own doesn't know much about bringing up kids. My Niece is housed in emergency housing costing the Taxpayer $1200 a week, behind a hotel so she can go and spend all day there! I came from a family of 10 and we were always told what a rotten B our Father was because he wasn't there most of the time, I realised as I got older that it was Mum that was the problem and 8 of us ended up in care. I was left to look after the younger ones when Mum and my half Brother went to the Movies most nights, we couldn't afford much food but the movies and smoking seemed to be the top priority. Often all we got for dinner was stale bread with hot water poured over it, if we were really lucky we got a bit of sugar on it. It isn't a persons God giv

I think the Wedding Certificate should be enough to indicate that the two persons Wedded - are now committed to each other and committed to raising their children (should they decide to have kids) as best as they can, according to their abilities as parents.Edited 31-Jan-21 11:40am

should parents to be - need a license to raise children - YES - ask any kid(s) that has to deal with (mental cruelty - negligence - verbal abuse inflicted on them by their parents) - (sex abuse inflicted on them by their parents) - (physical abuse inflicted on them by their parents) - I GOT LUCKY - I am a survivor of physical abuse and (mental cruelty - negligence - verbal abuse) by my parents - surviving on the streets for four years as teen-ager - after becoming a teen-ager runaway - was a piece of cake - since returning home (as a teen-ager) was not a reasonable option - have not seen my parents in over 56 years and counting - BOTTOM LINE: BECAUSE TWO IDIOTS CAN BECOME A PARENT DOES NOT AUTOMATIC TRANSLATE INTO A FACT THEY WILL BECOME PARENTS !!! P.S. Society should have never ALLOWED my parents to become parents - UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES!!!!Edited 31-Jan-21 14:20pm

First they should need to get a licence to even start having children - if only to see if they are prepared to do the right thing by those children and that means being interested in seeing to it that they are kept fed, clothed, go to school. Today the idea of having a licence to actually bring those children up is almost irrelevant because so many parents hand their children over to strangers to rear and do so from a very young age, they expect the schools to provide meals - indeed one group from a university - presumably intelligent but showing a complete lack of it - has decided that schools should provide Breakfast and Lunch for all the students! Just how that would work in today's Multicultural, Pluralist society with all the different religious, cultural and dietary requirements I don't know. Socialist "Cradle-to-the-Grave" nonsense by these self-styled academics! If people want to have children then they have to be prepared to rear them themselves and they should be limited to Two children per couple

I'll go one further some people shouldn't be allowed to have children

Yes, lots of licences. Perhaps too much nowadays. Certain skills can be taught and learned if desired. Being a parent - not a skill. It’s a life time process, or rather life itself.

so classes would be great, but how do you make people go to them. there would be an underground like with guns and drugs if you were to make it illegal to have children without a licence

No licese but yes some courses would definitely help on how to look after a baby and children .I think if someone is on drugs than they shouldn't have children, alcoholic,history of violence a criminal history check and violence check wouldn't hurt either

don't know about a license to CONCEIVE children, but there ought to be an extensive training program AND a requireincome level before being allowed to start practising

This is natural . God gives birth and death Children are not an item That we purchase from open market Like Gun, Car etc Baby care is already inspired in mothers .

I think some parents do!

There are fishing licences and yet the sperm still swim where they want!

No as screening people to make sure they are "fit" is fraught with problems. How often have decent people waited to adopt or foster a child and yet you hear stories of unfit people raising them? No person or authority has the right to decide whether a person who can medically have children should be able to. There also is no one correct way or good guide to raising kids so what exactly are they going to base a licensed test on?

No! Each child is different so parenting will differ accordingly. Common sense should prevail. What next? A licence to breathe to make sure you aren't exceeding your daily quota???

Will if by law you can say no to a child but the fax is the child has more rights them a parents. My friend children's was teaching at school if mum and dad are bad to you tell me. So if the child fell down bruise the teacher question the parents like did that to they child. And also the child was take aways by docs. The fax is the law on child side not on parents.

There are too many rules now, enough is enough.

Would you first have to pass a learners test ??

We have so many regulations now so why not another stupid regulation. It will not be long before I have to get permission to breathe.

If they have a background history of violence and criminal history or are associated with anyone else in that field like those associated with bikie gangs, then yes, but there's no way I'd give them a license.

No

There are certain requirements required for foster parenting. Maybe these should be necessary for all parents to prevent abuse.

no you just have love and time to spend with children when you are raising them you learn as you are going through life its not something you can learn in a class room

The idea has been mooted before, and has its merits. The main problems associated with implementing it, and maintaining it, would be who was going to be charged with a) writing the manual & rules b) policing it.

if it's thought that they need a licence (not license, that's the verb in my country) then they shouldn't have children at all

No, just a responsible, loving caring parent

a good idea

Hell yes!!

Maybe better to add support services to guide and provide respite services for parents.

It sure wouldn't hurt! About 25 yrs. of classes should about do it!

Absolutely! I think that all of the problems we have are as a result of bad parenting. We don’t get a how to manual when we have children and more often than not our parents were really ignorant of ways to raise children so our role models were lacking. So I think despite those naysayers, before embarking on parenthood all couple should be required to attend classes to a level of competency