| ...in a discussion about parenting in general. I don't see them as being entirely relevant to the issue I brought up about parents who demand that the world mollycoddle their kids. Your approach is one of balance, which I agree with.
Fairness is crucial, but so is firmness. Kids need to experience failure and they sure as heck need to be told "NO" in no uncertain terms many times as they grow up.
I suppose the usage of the word "hardarse" might've set off your alarms, but I did think it was clear that I used it satirically. After all, in this day and age of "junior can do no wrong and can't fail, he can only be 'success deferred'" anyone who tells a child they were bad is considered a "hardarse." |
