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Semira Nuru Ms. Nguyen English 1101 Persuasive Essay July 14,2017 Should adults be licensed to care for children before parenting? When applying for any job, a few things they ask for is a resume, job experience, and training. Some jobs also have restrictions such as one’s age. Others may require certain educational levels, reliable transportation, or even a license of some sort. Being a full-time mother or father is considered a job by many yet, unlike regular jobs, there are no restrictions, no training, or any experience necessary to become a parent. Being a proper parent is the most valuable job yet the easiest to obtain. This leads to many adults being unfit parents with a lack of knowledge or will to raise children. A few areas people should be required to be approved or trained in before becoming parents are: …show more content…

Employers desire experience in taking care of children prior to being hired. Many parents also prefer to hire someone who is CPR certified, active enough to keep up with children, and has transportation. Someone that is lazy, does not like children, is unwilling to cook or clean, or even play with them would not be wanted at any job that cares for children. So, if the people taking care of children as a job have qualifications to meet, should there not be some similar qualifications for the people that have kids? One of the more vital reasons in favor of approving people before having kids would be to protect children from being brought up under circumstances that would inevitably be destructive for them. This would mainly be people who have been found guilty of rape, child abuse, or any violent crimes. Having a parent that is violent/abusive would obviously have a negative impact on a child, even in their future. Thus, the child would also have a higher chance in being violent or abusive themselves; it promotes a hard to end cycle of

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