No blind spots?
If a person thinks they have no blind spots, then they have at least one.
by Mark Slagle
Branded lazy parents for not coercing
The lazy person’s approach is coercing children into reluctant compliance, as opposed to taking the time to see to it that all parties are satisfied with the outcome of every interaction.
There is no safety in ignorance
American children should be prepared for the playmate who reaches into his parents’ drawer and comes out with a loaded gun
‘Tantrums’ are a response to coercion
The ‘tantrum’ is a response to the treatment of the child. Ignoring the child in this circumstance simply reinforces the child’s notion that the parent is not listening to her legitimate objections to being treated as a mere object of parental attention, as opposed to a sentient subject with wishes and feeling of her own.