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https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/living-single/201507/10-ways-the-children-single-parents-defy-all-stereotypes 10 ways children of single parents defy all stereotypes. Is this just fantastic example of cherrypicking - and working hard to do so - or is there more to it ?

We are about to go travelling for a year (or more) with our boys who are nearly 5 and nearly 3. There are a few things I want to do with them, but I am short of inspiration... or rather there is too much choice. So far some of things I would like to do/show them. - learn to swim , and find some nice fish - go on an indian train overnight in 2nd class - do a tour of north korea and also visit south korea - visit our suppliers factory (we import stuff from india, nepal and south america) - meet homeschool/worldschool families , especially in Ubud in Bali - see the giant redwoods in California - see the dinosaur bones place in Canada - Hawaii for the vulcanoes and the stars Like most boys they are interested in all sorts of vehicles. They also like pirates, monsters and mysteries. Volcanoes, Icebergs, stars. I'm looking for new ideas , so if you have some, please share with me !

After sharing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVI4kzoZmy0, I received this interesting reply from someone who has just become a Christian at 30. She was raised peacefully and in an atheist household. Hey – thanks for sharing. Okay, I listen to about 10 minutes and then I get a little bored of his voice and his attempt to use psychology. So many things I could say; but the things that stick out for me are: 1. “Religion is a trauma inflicted on children through abuse of parental power” - perhaps in what you would called other religions this is true, I have spent enough time with people of other faiths to see how they learn about what they believe but, that can’t be true for me … which leads to my next point .... 2. “Religion is not something you can be reasoned into, no intellectual person can look at the evidence/read the bible and say that is true – people that believe it is true are ignorant/dumb/insane” … again, I WAS reasoned into it. I came to know Christ, purely intellectually, by reading the historic facts/weighing up the evidence, both what is written biblically and in scientific writings. This guy then wants to throw ‘psychology’ into the mix, advocating that people who do believe in God know nothing about the human mind/behvaiour/trauma, etc., but, again, not only do I have a doctorate in clinical psychology, I also specialise in trauma 3. He relies on the age old approach of looking at the Old Test to say that how could we accept a God that doesn’t care for his people (i.e., sends the flood etc etc) – well why not? He is God, He can do what He wants with his creation, so thank God that He sent Jesus, when the God and Law of the Old Test was blotted out and we now get to live under grace – AMAZING. 4. Leading on from this – and I know he didn’t mention this, but I think he allures to it when he talks about God being unmoral/angry (i.e., look at the state of the world) … I have never been more convinced of God and WHO HE IS and His existence when I am sitting in refugee camps with humans that have lost EVERYTHING, or when I’m giving therapy to men who have been tortured, or when I’m sitting in a mud hut with a women who has been violently raped and watched her whole village get mascaraed. God always always shows up in the darkest places to redeem the (free will) action of man. Remember ages ago, when you said you would come to church if I ever preached (ok, you said if I was ordained) … I’m preaching next year hint hint

They never teach you that "the poison is in the dose", which handily leaves the gates open to all sorts of irrational scares.

Hi Carolinqua is my wife - lucky me and i've followed her facebook discussion. The responses were ..... (get ready for a surprise) 1. but, I like free shit 2. Why don't you leave then? 3. but taxation isn't violence, you would need to really provoke the police first, and then you would probably deserve it. 4. but, if you don't vote, you don't have any influence.. 5. but, if the state won't do it then it wont happen.. edit: 6. somalia..........

In this case , it is because the videos are by statists. So although they make a good argument from effect, and they hint at the moral argument, they lack consistency.

I always find it weird that people like this argue so well, but are still statists. it's like they can not hear their own arguments. Its the same for Daniel Hannan.

http://www.hslda.org/hs/international/Germany/201404030.asp?elq=~~eloqua..type--emailfield..syntax--recipientid~~&elqCampaignId=~~eloqua..type--campaign..campaignid--0..fieldname--id~~ "On March 4th, the Romeike family was granted an indefinite stay of deportation by the United States Department of Homeland Security, ending a long and drawn out legal battle over whether the family would be sent back to Germany to suffer harsh treatment meted out to homeschooling parents there. The Romeikes fled Germany in 2008 after being subject to intimidation, threats and worse by local authorities over their decision to homeschool their children. In 2010, a federal immigration judge granted them asylum in the US. Judge Burman found that the Romeike family would likely be persecuted if they returned to Germany. He found that German authorities levy crushing fines, criminally prosecute, and remove children from parental custody. He found that this was persecution. However, the US Government appealed the ruling. In 2012 the Board of Immigration Appeals reversed Judge Burman’s grant of asylum and ordered the Romeike’s to leave the United States. The United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the Board’s findings, and the United States Supreme Court declined to review the case. But a central issue in the case remains unsettled. Is Germany’s treatment of homeschoolers persecution? Although our judiciary says no, the executive branch issued an indefinite stay of deportation—suggesting maybe yes. Unless the stay issued by the Department of Homeland Security—which is both discretionary and revocable—was given solely to silence the vocal homeschooling community, it indicates the government is unwilling at least in part to deport the Romeikes because of what they might face in Germany. (See the Sixth Circuit court’s defense of Germany’s harsh treatment as prosecution, not persecution here.) Today, German authorities go even further. For example, the Wunderlich children are forced to attend a public school. Their parents, bereft of legal custody, can't leave the country to pursue homeschooling in a neighboring country, such as France, where homeschooling is permitted. The German family court judge in the case, Judge Malkmus, is simply following orders or at least German precedent. Higher German courts have said homeschooling may be banned to suppress the development of “parallel societies” or because homeschooling “endangers children’s welfare.” So—is it persecution to treat homeschoolers like this or not? ...... You can follow the link to read the rest of it -

video 2 - 33:40-34:28 onwards "If a child has to put on a seatbelt, you know... that's part of what happens...the first while he really rebels.. he is full of counterwill , but if he has a sadness about the futility of resisting those in charge , after a few times he adapts to this and children have the ability to adapt to all kinds of things, but if the tears get stuck, if there's no sadness there, the child does not adapt, so we have many adolescents who still rail against the normal rules and restrictions and expectations in society. The futility of resisting that has never sunk in " I might be misinterpreting this, but it made me uncomfortable, and sounds to me like - "break them while they are small to maintain the STATEus quo"

Hi, which podcast number was your call on ?

I have a few of questions, which I hope are useful. 1. why do you have to provide a united front ? 2. do you have to provide a united front at all costs ? 3. how is it possible to show a united front if you are not willing to use coercion and fear and she is ?

When the Swedish guy who was talking about not feeling connected to people was on, I kept expecting him or Stefan to talk about how much time he spent in daycare as a small child. Clearly, I can't know about this persons situation, but it is usual for children in Sweden to be in full time daycare from the age of 1, and that doesn't help much with the connection between child and parent. School starts at 7 years old, and it finishes quite early in the afternoon (although children can stay in school for a few more hours if needed), but maybe this person went home when school finished when he was 7 and so got some more time with his parents, and maybe that is why he mentioned from 7-10 years old. Lots of maybes in here, but I hope it is useful nonetheless.

Love Prevails - Thanks, that is a good point. Helpful for my children and for me. Thank you.

I read Punished By Rewards, and it is convincing, that bribes reduce intrinsic motivation, so anything that you want your child to be self-motivated in, such as learning stuff, then bribing is clearly damaging according to the evidence. Brushing your teeth on the other hand, is just something tedious that needs to be done, so when all the explaining, making it fun and persuasion is exhausted, if a bribe does the job, then that is better than a) not brushing the teeth or b) holding the child down.

There is a lack of criticism of actions directly against children.