Fern5827 wrote:

Bill, it is very lucrative to keep the industry alive which disempowers
parents.

No Fern, it is not lucrative. If the system was lucrative, there would be no
reason for the massive budget cuts now being experienced in education, in health
care, and in social services.

Why, a whole industry is built upon the *experts* coming into a family to teach
them how to conduct themselves.

And what planet are you from? Yes, there are trained individuals who may meet
with families to help them resolve their issues and be better parents.
Unfortunately, this was never adequately funded, and the funding is now cut even
more. If this was lucrative, I'd imagine a huge increase in those services,
wouldn't you?

After all, the US is facing a huge deficit, and some predict worse than in the
30's. Why decrease programs that are lucrative?

LaVonne