Are you speaking to any particular aspect of government control when it comes to raising a child?

I believe it is the government's place to ensure a bare minimum of responsibility and accountability when it comes to parenting and the welfare of children as it helps provide a benefit to others in society who will undoubtedly interact with this person you're raising as well a protection to the child themselves.

Given that there are 300+ million people in the U.S. and it isn’t feasible for all of them to live off the land it’s good that we organize ourselves into a society. The structure for this organizing is government and society’s wishes are in principle reflected by the laws enacted by government. We all live in communities and it’s in everyone’s interests that certain standards are upheld. Society is right to enforce standards of care.

I think this is an easy and satisfying absolute to declare, but absolutes are often poison.

I believe it is no business of corporations to dictate how we bring up children. Period.

> I believe it is no business of the Government to dictate how we bring up children. Period.

How do you feel about "lock em in the closet until they are an adult" style?

Very cool.

Fortunately no policy of the US government has ever had an impact on how children are brought up. /s