Snapshot · The School of Greatness
Dr. Shefali points out that a dog groomer needs a 6-month license to cut nails, yet anyone can become a parent with zero mental health checks, no parenting course, and no oversight.
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Dr. Shefali makes her most systemic argument: a dog groomer is required to hold a 6-month license to cut nails, yet anyone can legally bring one, two, or three children into the world with no psychological screening, no parenting course, no check-in visits, and no accountability whatsoever. She calls for a mandatory parenting education course — at minimum, no hospital should discharge a newborn to parents who have not completed some form of training. Lewis pushes back on the practical implications, and Dr. Shefali acknowledges the complications (the state is not necessarily a better caregiver) while holding her main point: the absence of any standard is a systemic indictment. We no longer live in tribes where elders could fill the gap. Without institutional support, the 35-year-old with twins and no skills is simply left alone and digitally overwhelmed.
A dog groomer needs a 6-month license to cut nails. Anyone can become a parent to two or three children with zero mental health checks, no parenting course, and no oversight. Dr. Shefali argues this is a systemic failure — children should not leave the hospital until their parents have completed a mandatory course.
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