Who of the royals will have a child in near future?

Are parents obligated to ensure their child's future above all others? Is it immoral to help another child at cost to your own?

• If, for example, your charity work with at-risk children is so time-consuming your own child hardly sees you, is that immoral or at least distasteful? If, by helping  others, your own child is neglected, what would you risk? For example, let's say a person could either donate to a charity that would send a needy child to school, or use that money to send their own child to a good school. Let's further suppose that with the advantage of a good education, your child will be ensured a happy life, and without it his life will never be as successful as it could have been - obviously not something you can predict, but for this case a hypothetical. Finally, let's assume that either way, the net benefit of society will be the same - the needy child will contribute exactly as much benefit as an educated adult as your child would have. What's your obligation? What's your tendency? Does the well-being of your child trump the well-being of other children? How far does this go?

• Answer:

  My opinion is that you need to take care of your child first. At least cater to his basic needs ( like being there for him when he needs you). I think that is more important than good schooling and stuff. Just make sure he understands that you are there for him no matter what. A child's future, his character and his personality are determined by the relationship he has with his parents. So , be there for him. Coming to the charity part, it's truly wonderful. Make your child involved in your charity work. Make him empathetic towards the children you are helping.involve him. This way he would feel less excluded. I know people who have great resentment towards their parents because the parents were so much involved in taking care of the extended family that they neglected their own children . Every child wants to be wanted and needed. If you get these basics right,it won't matter in the long run. You have no right to emotionally neglect(a strong word in your case as you seem really concerned about your kid)a child even if its your own.