Dear Man on the Beach
To the man on the beach who smacked his child - this is what I wanted to say to you and all those who feel that is the only option they have.
To the man on the beach who smacked his child - this is what I wanted to say to you and all those who feel that is the only option they have.
Today I've had enough. I've had enough of the rampant stupidity that permeates popular parenting advice and the asinine conclusions about responsive parenting. So here's what I REALLY think.
Setting boundaries is one of the more difficult things we do as parents. Not only because it's hard to say no to those we love, but also because it's complicated to know what constitutes a healthy boundary and what is unhealthy for our kids.
Our Muddy Boots wrote a wonderful piece on parental bullying, but it opened some questions for some people that I wanted to address here. So here is my extension of OMB's piece.