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To: Lane3 who wrote (73289)	8/25/2003 10:38:17 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

If you mean it literally, though, it seems to me than any expert be it an experienced parent or a government bureaucrat knows more about parenting that a lot of actual parents. The expert, particularly if he or she is a parent, might know more about parenting in general, but they know less about the specific child and its specific family and environment. Tim

To: Lane3 who wrote (73289)	8/26/2003 12:02:49 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

Neocon posted his definition of "love" a couple of weeks ago. His focus is more on the commitment and devotion of the bond than on the romantic aspects...would never make a good movie. Anyway he used the model of our natural feelings of devotion for children as the basis for argument. No one picked it up. There is definitely a place for expert 'advisors' in every situation. The days of extended families seem to have slipped away as a cultural norm. For example: historically some great aunt would have knowledge of what caused cholic in the babies of her family. She was usually more right on than any medical expert could be since; she had observed generations of mom's and dad's who had similar genetic dispositions and their dietary preferences. This expertise was freely available to most moms and dads and extended to various members of the family structure. However, old Auntie May also knew the limits of the advisor role. The problem with modern day 'experts' is that they are twenty two year old social services workers who have never had a child of their own and may have been an only child or at least the youngest of two siblings. How expert can this person be. Their authority extends way beyond the limits of old Auntie May. The primary ingredient for successful growth and development in children is the loving attention that children get from their primary care provider at home. Experts tend to see centers and clinics as great places to care for children, and they tend to assume authority over the natural parent. Look at what happens when children become school aged for example. Their whole life of growth and development becomes institutionalized. Do we want that from infancy?