Parental Education as a Response to Parental Licensing Program: Report of Croatian Parental Education

Authors

  • Katarina Dadić Head of Department of Education Sciences, University of Zagreb - Faculty of Croatian Studies, Borongaj Campus, Borongajska Cesta 83d, Zagreb, Croatia
  • Martina Horvat Department of Education Sciences, University of Zagreb - Faculty of Croatian Studies, Borongaj Campus, Borongajska Cesta 83d, Zagreb, Croatia
  • Iva Ivanković Department of Education Sciences, University of Zagreb - Faculty of Croatian Studies, Borongaj Campus, Borongajska Cesta 83d, Zagreb, Croatia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23918/ijsses.v9i2p24

Keywords:

Contemporary Parenting, Upbringing, Parental Licensing, Parental Education

Abstract

LaFollette proposed that the best way to protect children from parents’ abuse and neglect would be to implement parental licenses for prospective parents. He pointed out that the state should introduce licensing for all professions in which (1) people can harm those they serve, (2) can perform risky tasks safely only if they are competent, and (3) that the benefits of the licensing program are higher than the potential costs. This paper draws answers to challenges posed by parental licensing in a comprehensive pedagogical education of parents whose purpose is to develop good parenting to maximise the child’s welfare. Raising a child from a position where the transition to parenthood was preceded by continuous intensive pedagogical parent education aims to understand parenting as a personal maturation and growth. So, this article presents the current condition of Croatian parenting programmes.

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Dadić, K., Horvat, M., & Ivanković, I. (2024). Parental Education as a Response to Parental Licensing Program: Report of Croatian Parental Education. International Journal of Social Sciences & Educational Studies, 9(2), 24-38. https://doi.org/10.23918/ijsses.v9i2p24

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