What is your opinion on this?
I notice that some of the people who hold themselves up as parenting experts aren’t actually parents themselves. For example, Gina Ford. There are also some people on Yahoo! Answers who regularly give detailed advice on subjects such as parenting and co-sleeping, but aren’t actually parents.
Do you have to be a parent to really understand these issues? Or is it possible to gain expertise through working with children alone?

What qualifies an individual to be able to do Bilateral parenting assessments for custody Issues in canada?