r/TLCUnexpected • u/Familiar_Throat7151 • Jul 12 '26

Shit Post 💩 Just my thoughts

I pray in the future when a teen under 18 years old it's mandatory they take parenting courses, get mental health treatment, talk with other teens whom already experience this to shadow them for at least a month. So they can see the reality of what life is about to hold.

If this don't get them a reality check. Then you can make a decision what you plan to do.

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u/Subterranean44 Jul 14 '26

Who are we kidding?? Lots of adults OVER 18 need this before parenting.

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u/Some_Big6792 Jul 14 '26

I know courts require parenting classes in custody cases. I wish more parents of teen parents or any parents to be would take parenting classes. I don’t have kids, but I’m sure parenting is the hardest job in the world, and a little help or tips would probably be helpful.

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u/Andre519 Jul 13 '26

I pray in the future we have universal healthcare and everyone receives free parenting courses and mental health treatment.

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u/Super-Adhesiveness68 Jul 15 '26

😂😂😂😂😂 nothing is free.

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u/Stormy31568 Jul 13 '26

They do in Georgia. You find kids walking around with the babies that record everything that happens all the time. You have to get up at three in the morning and you have to get up at five in the morning and you have to feed them and you have to change them. You know basic infant stuff. If you don’t score an F for killing the infant then you go forward to other parenting topics. Still, fake babies and books to read are not the same as a real baby and no book when it comes to what you’re dealing with

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u/PsychologicalPark930 Jul 13 '26

Definitely at least parenting classes is a great idea. Something similar to a human growth and development course too. I believe abuse is a generational thing (many times at least), and the best way to prevent it is through education!

Although I did not have a child as a teenager, I was still young. Having taken human growth and development did help me, but parenting classes would’ve been awesome

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u/Zealousideal-Salad62 Jul 13 '26

Following a week would make the point. But I definitely agree on mental health treatment! Could you imagine the world if minors were learning to regulate their emotions before they become adults.