I think we’ve determined that parents can do anything with their children as long as they feed them, clothe them, take them to doctors when ill, send them to school, not abuse them physically, emotionally, or sexually. Have I missed anything? I think our society sees any other obligations as too onerous, both for the parents to do and the state to enforce. I arrived at this list because I think these are the only things that everyone can do and everyone generally agrees is worth the minimal price it takes to do them. Other things may cost too much, or may not be universally agreed upon (religious education). The vaccine issue is thorny because the decisions of parents effect people outside the household in a tangible way. So when one person decides not to give their child the MMR vaccine, another may come down with a serious case of measles. The decision to let a child’s brain rot in front of the television does not effect others in a way that is easily measured or agreed upon, may be too costly for some to afford, and can be argued that television does not in fact rot the brain. TO much headache to take up a firm stance on this issue.