#people (including Troi and Riker) and Beverly herself bring up children on starships in this era ALL the time

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[Jack] Crusher was a wanted criminal on numerous Federation and non-Federation worlds under a variety of aliases. As Jack Canby, he was wanted on Risa and Betazed. As John Carson, he was wanted on Trill, Cardassia Prime, and Rigel IV. Using the alias James Cole, Crusher was wanted for fraud on Minas V, possession of unregistered liquors on Bajor, and possession of unregistered arms on Archer IV. He also faced charges under the alias Jarlis Carvel.

— from Memory Alpha.

I know that emotions aren’t logical, and a dangerous situation you are responsible for feels different than one that someone else is.

But keeping Jack ‘safe’ from his famous dad with a target on his back is going swell, huh Beverly?