Scarr's notion of good enough parenting dictates that as long as you're not a total fuck-up, your kids are going to be just fine. I think this is evidenced by the fact that for thousands of years, the human population has grown exponentially - if it was all about super-parenting, we probably wouldn't have made it past the age of pooping in the woods out of necessity (and not for fun).
Personally, I'd like to see more research done into absentee parents/guardians. Obviously the chances are high that a violent father figure and/or an emotionally abusive mother figure raising a child will perpetuate an unhealthy cycle. What are the chances that an emotionally distant but financially supportive parental unit will produce an above average child? What of financially incapable but loving & structured homes? Is it one thing or another that defines a "good enough" mother? Is it a balance?
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