Featured today on takingchildrenseriously.com:
Against authority
“Is it necessary to reject authority?”
Do not treat this site as an authority—read critically
“Are you advocating that the children should rule the parents?!”
Taking Children Seriously is a new view of children, not merely a new ‘do’
Blind obedience, thoughtful obedience, ‘cooperation’
‘Natural authority’?
“Equal relationships with our children?! How are parents and children are equals?!”
Children’s welfare secondary to a dogmatic ideology?
“Which parenting style is Taking Children Seriously? Authoritarian, authoritative, permissive, or uninvolved?”
“Surely it is natural for parents to control their children?”
Taking Children Seriously: a new view of children
“Isn’t taking children seriously a risky experiment with children? Is there any evidence that it works? Has it been studied?”
“Do the kids rule?”
“Isn’t school necessary for children to learn?”
“What is Taking Children Seriously?”
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