Parenthood's Aim

What is the main aim of parenthood according to the presentation?

• Providing financial stability

• Ensuring children live good lives

• Giving children the best education

• Keeping children safe

Why shouldn't parents aim for the "best conceivable life" for their children?

• Parents should only care about adulthood

• Children don't need a good life

• It would turn parents into self-sacrificing servants

• It's too expensive

At what stage of life should parents be most concerned, according to the presentation?

• Only childhood

• Only adulthood

• Both childhood and adulthood

• Only teenage years

Which of the following is not listed as an ingredient of a "good life"?

• Happiness

• Wealth

• Identity

• Autonomy

What is the significance of childhood happiness according to the presentation?

• It's unimportant compared to adulthood

• It's only valuable for future happiness

• It's essential to provide appropriate happiness in childhood and adulthood

• It should be entirely avoided

What does "autonomy" mean in the context of parenthood?

• The ability to govern oneself

• The ability to obey parents

• • Financial independence

• Full control over family decisions

When should parents step in and help their children make decisions?

• Only when the child is an adult

• When parents can foresee the long-term impact better than the child

• Parents should never interfere

• Only when the child fails

What is the Tyrant Model of parenthood?

• Parents give children complete freedom

• Parents dictate every aspect of their child's life

• Parents act as consultants to children

• Parents avoid making any decisions for their children

What is the Steward Model of parenthood?

• Parents manage their children's lives on behalf of their future adult selves

• Parents treat children as extensions of themselves

• Parents give no guidance to children

• Parents control every decision their children make

What is one problem with the Steward Model of parenthood?

• It gives too much autonomy to children

• It restricts children's choices

• It creates conflict between parents and children

• It prevents parents from influencing their children at all