 One further problem for liberals is posed by divergent societal views on the nature of the good for children. Respecting such divergent views seems to be required by equal respect, but this is in tension with the need to define standards for child welfare and parental authority. For example, balancing child welfare and parent autonomy may be difficult in culturally diverse societies, in which state standards of child welfare may be criticized as discriminatory against child-rearing practices of cultural minorities (e.g., Dwyer 2018; for discussion of child welfare and state neutrality, see Fowler 2010 and 2014).