The man is destroying an entire generation of youth with parenting propaganda that helps mold the young into beleiving that they are "owed" something from society, and the world is just this bunny rabbit, and peachy zone of utopia and dandelions and peace. Allowing the parents to be overran by the kids is his fundamental philosophy. Is not that the basis of the anti-christ prophecy? War and terror, and then out of the blue, a reign of peace? Is not his handiwork teaching parents and kids to accept this? Millions of parents worldwide adopt his principles like a bible, and kids go undisciplined and unruly as a result. I don't know, it's just a musing...
2006-06-11 12:22:36 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
That should read, "an" not "and", sorry for the typo.
2006-06-11 12:24:40 · update #1
I agree with you 100%. I can't stand him. He is teaching the parents to do what ever the child wants. This is not the way it should work. This is why we are raising children that are very self centered and self serving. Children must know that they cannot do and have whatever they want. Good for you for posting this question. People need to realize that his way is hurting children and parents not helping!!!!
2006-06-12 07:15:07 · answer #1 · answered by stacyrad2001 2 · 7⤊ 4⤋
No parenting propaganda helps mold kids into anything. Parenting does that. Parents make choices every day that help their kids understand about the world and their places in it.
If a parent chooses to take advice from one source or another, that's the parent's decision. I know no parents who blissfully adopt any principles "like a Bible." No one I know reads books and says, "Yup. That's how I'm gonna raise my kid." It takes input from all kinds of sources to be a good parent. Maybe I'm hanging out with different people, I don't know.
So firstly I think it's a little silly to blame Dr. Sears for how you see other people parenting their kids.
I'd love for you to quote from Dr. Sears this concept of "allowing parents to be overran [sic] by the kids." I never got that impression from Dr. Sears, and the whole thing about "war and terror" - well, I never got that, either.
Respectfully, I think your musing may have devolved into an undeserved rant. Just my opinion.
2006-06-12 15:41:21 · answer #2 · answered by kwanyin_mama 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Have you actually read Dr. Sears? Just curious, because he's a Christian (has written a Christian parenting book as well as a Christian parenting program). The only thing his writings suggest children are "owed" is love, consistency, and responses from their parents that are consistent with the child's physical & mental developmental stage. In other words, they're owed the peace of mind that comes from knowing what's expected of you and that you won't have the snot beaten out of you or be verbally savaged should you make a mistake and break a rule. Yeah, that definitely sounds evil!
2006-06-12 09:57:30 · answer #3 · answered by lechemomma 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I am not sure if you are talking about the right person. I follow a lot of the same techniques as what Dr. Sears teaches and have 2 of the best behaved children. I get compliments everywhere we go on how polite and well behaved they are at 2 and 4 years old.
2006-06-11 20:07:07 · answer #4 · answered by PLDFK 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
dr sears is very smart and believes in respecting kids not power tripping..I raised my 5 kids the way he teaches and this was way before I knew he existed..its common sense and common respect
2006-06-12 02:05:39 · answer #5 · answered by Turtle Isle 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Dr. Sears IS???
2006-06-11 19:23:35 · answer #6 · answered by Veronica 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋