Chapter 7 Summary and Analysis

Dr. Laura believes that appropriate parenthood honors the child's needs first. Problems frequently arise, when this does not happen. It is unfortunate that people sometimes have children for all the wrong reasons. They procreate to heal something within themselves. They erroneously think that having children will solve their problems. When they finally see this mistake it is often too late; they are left disappointed, and the children are the ones who suffer.

In Dr. Laura's experience, women allow themselves to get pregnant, because they think that it will all work out in the end. She also finds that women fail to accept responsibility for their own bodies, and they allow themselves to get pregnant without giving it proper thought. Although she does believe that a man needs to accept responsibility for getting a woman pregnant, the onus ultimately falls on the...