Eternal Growth Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/31/opinion/sunday/how-to-raise-a-creative-child-step-one-back-off.html Seems pretty well-aligned with the message of peaceful parenting. Controlling parenting will in the best case just create an effective approval-seeking robot. Parenting without rules will lead to the development of independent thinkers. A similar argument was advanced back in this podcast: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpahmad Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Parenting without rules will lead to the development of independent thinkers. What do you mean "without rules"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eternal Growth Posted January 31, 2016 Author Share Posted January 31, 2016 What do you mean "without rules"? Without impositions of control. Not boundaries that follow from the parent's own self-ownership or their responsibility for the child, but anything arbitrarily restricting the child's independent development and will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A4E Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Very interesting. I have not heard many good things about new york times. Can I trust this article to be based on facts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotus Flowery Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 He's right. I studied music at uni and the Chinese kids were amazing on their instruments, but they really struggled with composition. Just noticed the subtitles....LOL!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Mister Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 I can relate to this. Being yelled at to practice my instrument every day was not helpful towards my musical development. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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