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> far more children today struggle to manage their behavior [than in the past few decades]. What evidence does the book cite to support this premise? Also, a

> far more children today struggle to manage their behavior [than in the past few decades]. What evidence does the book cite to support this premise? Also, a plea: let's please answer this question before everybody posts their personal hot takes on children and parenting.

dreadpirateryan 8y ago
I'm so glad you asked this question. I rarely see people question assertions like this with regards to parenting or children's behavior. Alfie Kohn's book, "The myth of the spoiled child", spends a lot of time pointing out that evidence behind claims like this are not only deficient of data, but are claims that seem to be made continuously throughout history of the latest generation of children.
acct1771 8y ago
Amount of psychiatric drugs stuffed down their mouths as a hotfix.
- acct1771 8y ago
  Oh, you said the book - apologies.
itronitron 8y ago
I'm never going to read the book, so here is my personal hot take :) I don't know any child that struggles to manage their behavior. Adults that I have heard complain about this seem to be experiencing some panic over not being able to control children's behavior (i.e. less screen time). And it is worth noting that perhaps they are being over-protective.
noxToken 8y ago
This is what I was looking for. Lots of "I think" and "I believe" in the article, but very little in the way of organized study. The interviewee might be right on every point, but on the surface, this piece is no different from the 100s of mommy blogs who claim to have the secrets to good sleepers, good eaters, and well-behaved children. I was hoping to find some credibility through the interviewee's name, but her own bio states she "is an award-winning independent journalist, author and speaker". Again, this isn't inherently bad, but it boils down to her making a bunch of observations that juxtaposes her children to others.

dreadpirateryan 8y ago

I'm so glad you asked this question. I rarely see people question assertions like this with regards to parenting or children's behavior. Alfie Kohn's book, "The myth of the spoiled child", spends a lot of time pointing out that evidence behind claims like this are not only deficient of data, but are claims that seem to be made continuously throughout history of the latest generation of children.

acct1771 8y ago

Amount of psychiatric drugs stuffed down their mouths as a hotfix.

acct1771 8y ago
Oh, you said the book - apologies.

itronitron 8y ago

I'm never going to read the book, so here is my personal hot take :) I don't know any child that struggles to manage their behavior. Adults that I have heard complain about this seem to be experiencing some panic over not being able to control children's behavior (i.e. less screen time). And it is worth noting that perhaps they are being over-protective.

noxToken 8y ago

This is what I was looking for. Lots of "I think" and "I believe" in the article, but very little in the way of organized study. The interviewee might be right on every point, but on the surface, this piece is no different from the 100s of mommy blogs who claim to have the secrets to good sleepers, good eaters, and well-behaved children. I was hoping to find some credibility through the interviewee's name, but her own bio states she "is an award-winning independent journalist, author and speaker". Again, this isn't inherently bad, but it boils down to her making a bunch of observations that juxtaposes her children to others.