I thought that was the definition of a parent’s job, and the arguments come in the details. Perhaps that’s dodging the question. I’d think it reasonably uncontroversial to say that the answer wouldn’t involve giving in to the child’s every demand for physical or mental candy, though.
I haven’t read the Caplan book, but I can say that having a child is way cool. Watching a small intelligence grow.
I thought that was the definition of a parent’s job, and the arguments come in the details. Perhaps that’s dodging the question. I’d think it reasonably uncontroversial to say that the answer wouldn’t involve giving in to the child’s every demand for physical or mental candy, though.
I haven’t read the Caplan book, but I can say that having a child is way cool. Watching a small intelligence grow.