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No matter what your parenting style some kids are gonna group up and do whacky stuff. Training someone to be ethical is definitely part of the parenting job bu

• gnat 3y ago
  A+. Kids come out with their own personalities which will grow and change in response to events. You can provide some of the events but not all. You can't really control how they change in response to those events. The idea that a child is a tabula rasa, fully shaped by the parent, is harmful to parents and children.
  • koonsolo 3y ago
    I used to think kids behaviour was 80% nurture and 20% personality. After I had kids, I would guess it's 80% personality.
• tjpnz 3y ago
  It literally says in the article that the mother was a promoter of consequentialism which excuses any act, no matter how dastardly, so long as you believe the end justifies the means. If she lacked a moral compass it's of no surprise her son didn't have one either.
  • tasuki 3y ago
    > a promoter of consequentialism which excuses any act, no matter how dastardly, so long as you believe the end justifies the means That is not consequentialism at all. Consequentialism is just the opposite: what matters is the consequences of your actions, not what you believe.