Take a moment to think about a future in which the government requires parents to get a “parenting license” before having children. While there politics and belief systems that influence your support or lack of support on something like this, please focus on the specifics of this assignment first and then you will have a chance to reflect on your beliefs at the end.
- License Name – What would you call this license?
- License Requirements – Describe a minimum of three requirements that parents must meet and/or agree to before they can receive the license.Explain each requirement and provide descriptions of what meeting the requirements would actually look like.
- Renewal – How often must parents renew this license and what is involved in and required of the renewal process?
- Implementation – How would parents know about this license? How/where would they receive information on it? Where would they go to get the license?
- Enforcement – How would you enforce this law or policy of having a parenting license? What are the consequences are there for not getting and maintaining the license?
- Reflection – What are your thoughts on this? How would you feel about being required to get a parenting license? How realistic is this? How would society respond to the implementation of a parenting license?