[beachy]

So true. I enjoy discussing parenting articles with our 8 year old.

Yesterday it was one about "yelling less and praising less" [0]. We had a great discussion about the concepts. Then some fun trying out faint praise and faint yelling.

I think discussing with kids how things used to be, and why we try and do things differently now, is super powerful - that notion of historical change helps kids think at a higher level. Yes, things were not always rosy, and they aren't even now.

[0] https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2021/03/hunt-gath...

[elefanten]

Not to mention we were all raised that way. It’s always a part of parenting and passing on culture. Pretending otherwise is abdicating necessary responsibility.