“Confusing non-coercive play with actual coercion leads to coercion.”
– Sarah Fitz-Claridge
From the archives: Posted on 5th September, 1995
It is rather ironic that I who love guns (I am in love with shooting real Smith and Wesson .44 magnums) have an aversion to coercion in reality (i.e., real coercion of real people), whilst others are quite happy to use extreme coercion to make their children stop playing mere fantasy games in which no one is coerced…
See also:
- We should not be coercing our partners either
- Parents accept costs and inconvenience for their children
- Video games: a unique educational environment
Sarah Fitz-Claridge, 1995, ‘Playing with guns, real coercion’, https://takingchildrenseriously.com/playing-with-guns-real-coercion/