The Nanny State; what is it? Wiki Answers says “The term nanny state is a derogatory term used for governments, who are seen to intervene excessively in its citizens lives.
The term would almost certainly be applied by libertarians against countries with welfare states. Where a government sees itself as having an obligation to all aspects of a citizens welfare, such as providing free Health care, Education, unemployment assistance as well as other welfare benefits. They also characteristically have highly developed workplace regulation.
The recent banning of smoking in public places in the United Kingdom and Ireland brought allegations of the nanny state.”

In Australia the Labour government “…is considering ways to make childcare more flexible for families with non-traditional working hours, including a proposal for a dramatic expansion of the government-subsidised nanny scheme.” However, the nanny scheme isn’t new for “…the National In-home Childcare Association – which runs the only government-subsidised nanny scheme – called for the commonwealth to increase the number of places and widen the eligibility criteria to include parents who do shift-work or work prolonged hours.” All of this so more mothers may leave the family and the home and go out to work.

Now, one would not want to be Victorian and interrupt all this with a Bible verse but Titus 2:5 does say that a younger woman, a mother is “To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home…” Could some of the social ills that are facing society today be curbed by perhaps following this teaching? Whatyareckon?