There are some useful, attractive parenting principles here, but it's worth remembering that raising a child is like a large, complex, multi-year software dev p

There are some useful, attractive parenting principles here, but it's worth remembering that raising a child is like a large, complex, multi-year software dev project with a vague spec and constant scope creep. There are some methods that can help, but every one is a unique snowflake. I love the concept of critical rationalism, but it isn't going to work always, or work for all kids. Sometimes, someone in charge just needs to make a decision for things to work. Set the example, be consistent, give them your attention, help them to own their decisions, and teach them to follow Wheaton's Law. After that, you've just got to hope that things work out. Source: father of two (quite different) children, with approximately 10,000 parenting failures under my belt.