Featured today on takingchildrenseriously.com:
Limits, rules, boundaries

“What is wrong with loving limits for children?”

“Surely children need to learn to deal with restrictions to prepare them for life in society?”

“I know what’s good for you.”

“Don’t children prefer strict rules so they know where they stand?”

“Surely children want parental coercion!”

Imposing rules so children feel secure?

Giving children boundaries, rules and limits: a different perspective

Parental rules mess up children’s thinking

Consistent rules set in concrete or children thinking for themselves with parents available to advise

Children do not need what conventional wisdom says they need

Getting kids to ‘agree’ to limits

Why giving children rules and boundaries is a mistake

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