There are a lot of things about sane parenting (the kind I hope I do) that if they were applied to adults would be extremely creepy. That doesn't mean they are inappropriate for raising kids. Consider the crib, for example; it's basically a small padded jail cell. Some cultures are horrified by cribs, as a type of child abuse.
I'd rather see kids hanging onto loops and walking than being passively chauffeured in this, which I see around town a lot:
Here's an image of the loop-rope in action:
Some of the books that are treasured for kids really creeped me out, but the needs of a little kid are very different. Cases where the parents seemed to be stalking the kids, for example -- but kids need reassurance that the parent will be coming back or will always be there. It's a radically different lens they view the world from.
Now some parents/teachers go far overboard. For some entertaining and horrible examples, I recommend this blog: http://freerangekids.wordpress.com/
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Date: 2012-08-22 08:36 pm (UTC)I'd rather see kids hanging onto loops and walking than being passively chauffeured in this, which I see around town a lot:
Here's an image of the loop-rope in action:
Some of the books that are treasured for kids really creeped me out, but the needs of a little kid are very different. Cases where the parents seemed to be stalking the kids, for example -- but kids need reassurance that the parent will be coming back or will always be there. It's a radically different lens they view the world from.
Now some parents/teachers go far overboard. For some entertaining and horrible examples, I recommend this blog: http://freerangekids.wordpress.com/