> In Trinidad people seem to see child rearing as a power struggle where parents are the master and children are subservient (Disclaimer: don't have kids; did

> In Trinidad people seem to see child rearing as a power struggle where parents are the master and children are subservient (Disclaimer: don't have kids; did raise a puppy with only positive reinforcement.) This model of "power struggle" seems distressingly common throughout history, with kids and with dogs. And an awful lot of people seem to think it's either that, or no standards at all.