Good Enough Parenting

While contemplating Scarr and her theory of “good enough” parenting that we discussed in class on Tuesday, I’ve determined that she is explaining that they can be adequate without having to go overboard. Parents that care for their children in a sufficient enough way to ensure proper development are what Scarr calls “good enough”. An example of this would be parents willing to sacrifice their own comfort for their children without any thought or hesitation. There is a biological drive to want to be better than good enough for our children and that fact, in and of itself, is why Scarr is arguing that it is good enough. I tend to agree with her theory, but I also think it can be easily misunderstood. If people were to just be “good enough” and not strive for better like they should intrinsically be doing, then that’s where it could go wrong.