Surely it is cruel to force people to live with the consequences of the ideas and preferences they had when they were children?
How can I drop the anti-rational part of my mind that interferes with me taking my children seriously?
Our 15-year-old wants to hitchhike to Outer Mongolia by herself. We think she is not yet “street-wise” enough. What should we do?
Surely it is not coercive to have a rule that whenever our child goes out, he must first tell us where he is going and for how long? What about being a responsible parent?!
If my five-year-old were allowed to open the garden gate, she would be off wandering all over the neighbourhood and might be run over or kidnapped or murdered etc.
At what age should children first leave the house on their own, visit their friend next door on their own, go to the cinema on their own, hitchhike from coast to coast on their own, etc.?
Which parenting style is Taking Children Seriously? Authoritarian, authoritative, permissive, or uninvolved?
