Doesn the fact that parents love and care about their children more than anyone else in the world make them uniquely qualified to teach them?
From the beginning of humankind until only about 30 years ago most children under five years of age were taught successfully and exclusively by their mothers and fathers. How does a parent know they are qualified to nurse a baby or change a baby’s diapers? How does a parent know if they are qualified to teach a baby to talk, walk, dress themselves, feed themselves, learn life skills? It’s instinctive. Little kids are naturally curious and driven to learn. Parents have been endowed by Mother Nature with the good sense to know what to do when kids need help and ask questions. A primitive, intuitive, biological dance between parent and child continues to this day. You just have to tune out the noise from the culture that says you aren’t qualified, you aren’t capable, and that you need an expert to teach your child how to tie their shoes, never run with scissors, and play well with others.
