Quote Originally Posted by Teacher Terry View Post
Kids from loving nurturing homes will do well regardless of intact family or not. Churches can be part of that for religious people but aren’t a necessity. All families need a good support system, decent daycare or after care and a reasonable work schedule so parents aren’t too exhausted to do their best as parents. Plus some kids turn out bad due to drugs or despite having the best upbringing.
Yes, nothing is fool-proof, but we can improve the odds of success if we try. Or to paraphrase Benjamin Franklin, if we stop making people so comfortable in their poverty (economic or moral) they gain incentive to improve themselves.