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That sounds great in principle, but many parents are either not interested or present enough to do so, or themselves lack the skills for it.

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And that's the root cause of many, many issues.

It's a pity so many of these issues get simply patched up through other means instead of properly addressing the real root cause.

If you have kids it is your responsibility. If you have kids and are not interested or present enough, this is literally the problem.

Again, you being right doesn’t change anything. This is the world we live in, and that means we need to work with what we have. Which includes inattentive parents.

So... what's the point. Outlawing being an inattentive parent doesn't fix that problem. I'm not sure human beings have found a fix for that that has optimal outcomes for the kids.

Well. A possible solution might be to limit the exposition to social media children have by creating a law, which is the topic of this thread?

This is wildly unpopular, for good reasons, but if I want to get a third dog I need to apply for and get a license from the council - they’ll come round, inspect my property and ensure that it’s adequate for a number of dogs, that it’s secure and my current pets are well treated before issuing it.

The disconnect between this and children seems wild to me. Why don’t we display the same amount of concern for children?

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