Yeah, this concept is just bullshit. "Parental rights" as a concept is nonsense. It either covers things you already have a right to (what you have in your home) or shit nobody has a right to (denying a child and education or forcing them to remain in the closet). Children aren't property.
No they are the responsibility of the parents not you or the government other than for physical harm.
Are there rights you think parents should have that don't stem from the conception that children are property or an extension of the parent? Those might be worth discussing, if they don't already exist. But those aren't the ones that the "parental rights" crowd are squawking about.
I said previously children have their own personalities and will go with what they want other then you can try and restrict actual activity. (3
If I think something they read was detrimental then I can tell them what I think and I also have the right to set rules and not allow them to do certain things. But no parent can be with a child 14/7 nor should they be but it is your responsibility to pass on what your values are but as (2
Do you have any children? I do and I was very involved in their educations - would never have a book banned or stop my child from reading something but then I also read it and we discussed it and yes I have the right to express my opinion. (1
Last, it truly doesn't matter if everyone feels the same way or not. Not everyone has to agree on everything. But we do all have to behave in certain ways, and we can't expect society to cater to someone's prejudices or delusions merely because they are a parent. Being a parent means duties.
So if a parent is stupid enough to want their child not to read anything then they have that right as the child is their responsibility. (2
As I said for the most part with public schools society has decided that children should be taught/exposed to actual history, biology/sex education (at appropriate grade levels) but then parents can teach their child anything they want also. (1