When comparing parenting in the 80’s to what it is now, it seems as though there is much less freedom when choosing which level of supervision your child needs. Some countries such as Switzerland have a much more lax approach to parenting, but the West has drastically escalated the amount of supervision that each child needs. Even just sending your child on a walk to school alone often raises suspicion in both other parents, and even law enforcement. Many mothers are asking themselves if this is actually just.
Key Takeaways:
- The author recently migrated from Europe to United States and wonders if she would get arrested if her parenting style doesn’t change.
- In Switzerland where she is coming from, the parenting style are based on decisions that teach children personal responsibility.
- She asserts that the children in her home country enjoy freedom to play among themselves, something American children do not enjoy.
“We call our country “the land of the free,” yet most children — at least if our suburb is representative — have no freedom at all.”
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2019/01/03/this-year-lets-parent-like-its/?noredirect=on
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