These books enjoin government to relieve parents of their child-rearing obligations, rather than to support them in these obligations. But, considering the strains under which family life has been placed, there turn out to be surprisingly few parents who would not rightfully deserve a chance to remake their children's childhood in the image of a richer family life and a more pervasive parental influence. Mack also advocates child welfare reform. Hundreds of thousands of parents each year are falsely or arbitrarily convicted of meaningless offenses and entered in state child abuse registries, their reputations ruined, and their confidence in themselves as parents shattered. Thousands of innocent parents and children each year are subjected to quack psychological treatments and evaluation.
Children are routinely strip-searched, homes invaded without legal warrant.
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