[kwatsonafter]

In training academic Pedagogist here: It may be worthwhile to take a two or day three reading of Rousseau's classic, "Emile; or On Education." It gives tremendous insight into how it is that adults can have positive relationships with the children that they might be governing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emile%2C_or_On_Education

Rousseau recommends: Night games, obstacle courses, Natural Method (Parkour), but in short the idea is to let the child be self-directing in their activities. In Rousseau's words, "to gain time by losing it." ie. don't try to direct their activities. Do what is necessary and dutiful in your own regard and teach through example and necessity; never through imposition unless absolutely necessary.

[svnt]

If you’re going this route there is a whole field of early childhood development; don’t read one archaic text and declare “this is the way” or you risk coming off like the new grad student in Good Will Hunting. [0]

Montessori (the person) and Steiner are other interesting originating sources in Western culture but reading about how the e.g. Aka parent might be a shorter path. [1]

[ 0 https://www.americanrhetoric.com/MovieSpeeches/specialengage... ]

[ 1 Review Barry and Bonnie Hewlett’s research particularly]

[kwatsonafter]

Fuck off dude. I'll come off however I like.

[AussieWog93]

Is that the same Rosseau that abandoned his own children to suffer miserable, short lives in an orphanage?