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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
That's true, we must conciously make the best decisions for our kids, I can't disagree with that. What I do disagree with is the idea of bending over backwards just so the kids rights aren't violated. That's a bit of a grey area that is left to good parenting to make the best decisions. You shouldn't have to be afraid of violating your children's rights as a ground for raising them.
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You're right... people shouldn't be afraid to be good parents under fear of legal reprisal. The best example I can think of is the spanking = child abuse fallacy that has been making the rounds. The definition of abuse has been watered down from being unethical and disturbing use of force to hurting a child's feelings.
However, its tough to argue that hotboxing a kid in a car full of carcinogens is anything but abuse.