To claim that parents are the primary educators of their children is much more than an assertion of parental rights. It is also a depiction of the simple fact that from the earliest age, children look to their parents to understand the world around them and their place in it. Parents mediate the world to their children, and a large part of how a child understands reality is the result of his or her experience as a person in a family. So, what happens when a parent or both parents are not allowed to, or not available to take on this role? What happens when a dad for example, who could…


