Deadspin is a sports news site, mostly famous for their hatred of ESPN. That said, they also write about other things such as parenting. This article I found myself agreeing with just about everything in it. It’s a tad profane, but if you can stomach and f-bomb or ten, then it’s an amusing and an illuminating read.
I’ve committed all of these errors except for the chasing one. But don’t attribute that to any special insight on my part other than, we don’t live in a palace and there’s only so far they can run. I pretty much agree with all of them except the power-struggle stuff. For my money, the parents are the boss and the kids have got to learn that. Naturally, they will challenge on occasion and those situations need to be dealt with accordingly. Thus, power struggles are unavoidable.
Otherwise, no quibbles.
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Interesting article. Sounded a lot like when you and your brother and (especially) your sister were growing up. I still like the old school philosophy of spare the rod and spoil the child. But that’s me…remember?