Richard R RamosRichard R. Ramos. Founder of Parents on a Mission,Youth on a Mission, and Latino Coalition for Community Leadership

Why Parenting Is the Heart of Human Flourishing and Community Leadership!

4 Oct 2026 · 1 min

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In this excerpt, Richard R. Ramos argues that human flourishing depends fundamentally on effective parenting. When parents fail in their role, the burden shifts to community leaders—exemplified by mayors—who must act as "leaders of leaders." He explains that such leaders set strategic direction, allocate funding, and prioritize initiatives to address the problems arising from inadequate parenting, positioning civic leadership as a critical safety net for societal well‑being.

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I say therefore we need human beings that are flourishing, okay? And this is why parents are so important. But if parents are failing in their job, then that's why the role of leadership becomes so important. Because as a community leader, and in this case I talked about the mayor, but of course the mayor is not the only community leader, but you're kind of like the, the, you're the leader of the leaders. You're, you're putting forth a strategy, you're investing money, you're calling, um, the shots for what is the priority to deal with this, this problem.