Parenting is perhaps the most important profession in the world. There is not a person alive who has not been massively impacted by how their parents interacted with them. Adoption, step-parenthood, homosexuality, socioeconomic status… All of these can affect how a child grows and develops. Perhaps the most important indicator of a healthy child is the method with which they were raised. A child raised in a rich but ultimately (dare I say) abusive household is likely to experience more problems in life. Of course, not all parenting techniques are equal. In fact, I’d say that a majority of them are less than effective. In reference to the sheer number of children that are a byproduct of inferior parenting, I would estimate that most parents aren’t very conscious of their parenting styles. As mentioned in the Demographic Winter post, those with lower education and general morality are having more children than those higher up. Sadly, that means that those who could provide optimal pa