The best parents I’ve seen in my life (and which have the best relationships with their kids) have been:
Politically liberal
Never divorced
Didn’t want kids until late in life
Created firm boundaries for their kids
The worst parents I’ve seen have fallen into one of two groups:
Group one
Politically very conservative
Had kids early
Created super-rigid boundaries for their kids
Group two
Politically liberal
Created few boundaries for their kids.https://x.com/avidseries/status/1931716064875827312?t=bNxdFCUhowpRCXlkxs7q-Q&s=19
My father was group one and the best father on the planet aside from N. And we had a very profound relationship until the day he died.
I don’t do this boundaries thing myself because I’m an old parent, and the forty years that separate me and my kid are boundary enough. Neither do I do punishments, consequences, timeouts, or any of that stuff. But again, at my age it’s all kind of mega unnecessary.
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What’s the connection between the age difference and punishments not being necessary?
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For a while now, I’ve been the figure of authority in any group of which I am part. I’m the boss, the responsible party. People don’t get contracts unless I bend the Dean and the Provost to my will. There’s no French, Ukrainian or Swahili taught here unless I go to battle. At my age, you get to be in charge because there’s nobody else.
So yes, after getting daily practice of making adult, highly educated and opinionated people do what I want them to, it would be strange if I needed to put effort into getting my 9yo to do what I need.
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I don’t think 2 & 4 (the important ones!) are dependent on 1 & 3.
Too young will lack life’s experiences and will make errors along the way, but in general, you want a balance between age and experience, or knowlwdge, to be a good parent. Politics play no roll on it
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I agree, the political angle seems weird and unnecessary.
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