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The 'unpopular' parenting rule I always used on my kids–Esther Wojcicki
- johnthuss 4y ago"There were many unpopular parenting rules I followed as a young mother. But my No. 1 was: Don’t do anything for your kids that they can do for themselves."
- lupire 4y agoThe three great virtues of a parent: Laziness, Impatience, and Hubris. -- almost Larry Wall
- gusestrella 4y agoEvery parent to be should read and adapt this approach
- pjkundert 4y agoEvery government should read and adapt this approach.
- klyrs 4y agoYou mean, like, "To each, what they need; from each, what they are able?"
- s1artibartfast 4y agoThe problem is that there are several stable equilibriums to that proverb: Everything can be taken from a slave and dead people need nothing. To rephrase in a less hyperbolic manner : desire is unlimited, and you need force to extract work from the unwilling.
- pjkundert 4y agoOf course, the unstated subject of “from each” is always you…
- AndrewKemendo 4y agoThis is literally my #1 rule and it's so blindingly obvious I don't understand why it isn't just common knowledge. It's also not unpopular at all in my experience, especially with kids that grow up on farms and ranches (we're basically rural) where you have to go do hard physical labor regularly just to survive
- klyrs 4y agoFunny that this is being presented as "unpopular." It's very common advice from child behavioral therapists. What kids want is freedom; but what they need is responsibility.