In an extreme statement, intended to underscore his concern, the imminent psychiatrist Alfred Adler once stated: “I believe [pampering children] is one of the greatest evils of mankind.” Adler knew that children who are pampered grow up to live in a different world than all other people. Adler also stated that the pampered child is […]
9 years ago
Reading an article recently, the following words stopped me in my tracks: “Modern parenting is all about the child and that’s what I don’t like about it.” They weren’t the words of a curmudgeonly bachelor, fed up having his morning stroll disrupted by racing, roaring toddlers. They weren’t the words of a publicity-hungry celebrity columnist, […]
10 years ago
When I looked around our sitting room yesterday, post the unwrapping frenzy, I must admit I worried briefly about whether or not or two children are getting spoiled. Which, I am sure, was something I was not alone in, as parents across the nation (and beyond) desperately try to figure out where all the new […]
10 years ago