@nat @blogdiva @nullagent The relationships we have with our parents sets the default for how we expect to be treated the rest of our lives. Treat them with respect and autonomy and they learn that their needs and boundaries matter. Treat them like adorable property and they will always have to work harder to not be a doormat. Teachers are pissed that gen Alpha won't stand in lines properly, but I think it's a win that more kids won't obey without question

@blogdiva @nat @nullagent "motherhood radicalised me" same, tbh. Before we had kids, hubby insisted I read the research on the parenting style I grew up with. It honestly still shocked me how little community support there was for actually treating your kids like human beings. I really think that so many of society's problems would be way more solvable if we didn't train children into this punitive mindset that lacks compassion in favour of control. Ppl say it's human nature, but it's programmed