Rebuttals to the "modern-day parenting is in crisis" HuffPo article...

Hannah Elise · 07-15-2014, 09:04 AM

Mods, please move if this isn't the right place.. but I thought that since it was a specific situation/article, it belonged here rather than the Gentle Discipline forum.

I'm sure many of you have seen the HuffPo article recently circulating around social media that supposedly details why modrn-day parenting is in crisis - you know, the one written by a British nanny? When I read it, it didn't sit well with me... so I went looking for "gentle" rebuttals to share with my friends when they inevitably shared the article.

I thought maybe I would post them here so that others would haven a resource to do the same.

Please feel free to add others you are aware of, too. I know I found at least one other when I first searched, but I didn't save it

and now I'm not sure where it was.

5 (Alternative) Reasons Modern-Day Parenting Is in Crisis
http://www.jennifermcgrail.com/2014/...-is-in-crisis/

And this one actually breaks down both the original AND Jennifer's points from the above link, and comes at it from more of a religious perspective..

Modern Day Parenting is in Crisis, Because Nanny Is Enforcing Unhealthy Parenting Styles!
http://thehomespunlife.com/modern-da...enting-styles/

sweetpeas · 07-15-2014, 02:47 PM

I liked this one:
http://sarahockwell-smith.com/2014/0...ritish-mother/

BarefootBetsy · 07-15-2014, 03:20 PM

I think this is fine here

It's discussing rebuttals to a (sort of) parenting guru's recommendations

Hannah Elise · 07-15-2014, 04:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sweetpeas

I liked this one:
http://sarahockwell-smith.com/2014/0...ritish-mother/

That's the one I coulsn't find again today. Thank you!

Quote:

Originally Posted by BarefootBetsy

I think this is fine here

It's discussing rebuttals to a (sort of) parenting guru's recommendations

That's kinda what I was thinking, but I seem to have a knack for posting things that get moved to a different forum.

07-15-2014, 09:04 AM	#1
Hannah Elise Rose Trellis Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 2,124	Rebuttals to the "modern-day parenting is in crisis" HuffPo article... Mods, please move if this isn't the right place.. but I thought that since it was a specific situation/article, it belonged here rather than the Gentle Discipline forum. I'm sure many of you have seen the HuffPo article recently circulating around social media that supposedly details why modrn-day parenting is in crisis - you know, the one written by a British nanny? When I read it, it didn't sit well with me... so I went looking for "gentle" rebuttals to share with my friends when they inevitably shared the article. I thought maybe I would post them here so that others would haven a resource to do the same. Please feel free to add others you are aware of, too. I know I found at least one other when I first searched, but I didn't save it and now I'm not sure where it was. 5 (Alternative) Reasons Modern-Day Parenting Is in Crisis http://www.jennifermcgrail.com/2014/...-is-in-crisis/ And this one actually breaks down both the original AND Jennifer's points from the above link, and comes at it from more of a religious perspective.. Modern Day Parenting is in Crisis, Because Nanny Is Enforcing Unhealthy Parenting Styles! http://thehomespunlife.com/modern-da...enting-styles/ __________________ Hannah Elise: GAPS mama, novice gardener, libertarian, INTP and procrastinator extraordinaire Wife to Spencer (5.29.10), momma to Asher (3.19.11), Benjamin (12.30.12), and Elisabeth (1.9.15)

07-15-2014, 02:47 PM	#2
sweetpeas Rose Trellis Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,318	Re: Rebuttals to the "modern-day parenting is in crisis" HuffPo article... I liked this one: http://sarahockwell-smith.com/2014/0...ritish-mother/ __________________ Busy Homeschooling Mom to 3 Sweetpeas: Lexie & Ashlyn 16 yr old twins and Lina, 9 Virtual Accountant and Bookkeeper in my "spare time"

07-15-2014, 03:20 PM	#3
BarefootBetsy Rose Garden "You are on the path...exactly where you are meant to be." Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Seeking Simplicity Posts: 12,684	Re: Rebuttals to the "modern-day parenting is in crisis" HuffPo article... I think this is fine here It's discussing rebuttals to a (sort of) parenting guru's recommendations __________________ Barefooting through life with dh (2003), dd1 (11/05), dd2 (7/07), dd3 (11/09), and ds (8/13). Unless explicitly stated otherwise, any views or opinions presented in the above posts are solely those of BarefootBetsy, the GCM member, and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of anyone else in the entire world.

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