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Do you not believe that showing kids that the things they're afraid of aren't that bad is detrimental? I mean I was afraid of sleeping in my room, my parents fo
by nostrebored 11y ago
Do you not believe that showing kids that the things they're afraid of aren't that bad is detrimental? I mean I was afraid of sleeping in my room, my parents forced me to, is that a bad thing?
- jimmaswell 11y agoBut swimming in a place with alligators IS bad and dangerous. Alligators are not cuddly swamp friends. Are you being facetious?
- nostrebored 11y agoI'm trying to determine exactly what he thinks. While I do feel like there are cases where parents can abuse their power to make kids do dangerous things that they should not do, I do not think forcing kids to do things that -- with their limited experience -- they think are dangerous is a bad thing.