I'm not a parent so not really qualified to respond but I'd be surprised if it's as simple as that. BTW no mention of discipline? WTF is the point in rules if there's nothing holding you accountable.
OP,
There is a huge difference between the "no rules" in you title and the "a few rules" i the article.
Love (especially the unconditional kind) is essential.
After that, there is no one set of rules for a parent to follow.
Every kid is different. I adopted the lots of love and few rules paradigm, because, well, it made sense. I had to high intelligence girls (typically more mature than boys) who didn't get into trouble and made great decisions on their own. They went on to the very best universities, and well supporting that endeavor made sense because there was little chance that they would not optimize the experiences. It helped that they did not date idiots.
If the parents of the young man across the street adopted my parenting style, well, it would be a disaster. An intrinsically good kid with lots of talent, he would make consistently awful decisions and lose boundaries without his parents staying after him. A good athlete, he likes me I get after him to be accountable, mentioning that I appreciate his toughness, but also telling him that means being mentally tough, too, especially in school and in getting through things he doesn't like. He knows, like his parents, that I give a damn about him. His parents are working way harder at parenting than I had to - they are adapting to their kid's strengths and weaknesses.
yeah, but George Bush was a terrible parent too. That Jenna Bush was a huge partier!
+M)I(&VTC wrote:
OP,
There is a huge difference between the "no rules" in you title and the "a few rules" i the article.
You expect the OP to read beyond the first couple words in the article title?
best parent/president ever wrote:
http://news.msn.com/pop-culture/obamas-parenting-advice-give-kids-lots-of-love-and-a-few-rules
The caption of this thread is incorrect, no where in the article does it say "no rules".
The love part works surprisingly well vis a vis discipline. In fact, once you start into punishments, you have already lost the battle. They rarely correct anything. But if you change the dynamic and make things fun or urgent, then you get much better success. Aside from that, you want to keep tv's, cell phones, and video games out of the house, and only allow the kids a few minutes of video or screen time every few days. Read them books much of the time and they'll learn to love books. Put them in front of screens to occupy them when they're young and they'll never want to do much reading because it seems too slow and unentertaining in competition with that. And use your judgment in limiting them from friends and activities that would be harmful.
Obama is a GDI
To Michelle and Barack, it's fine to exterminate millions of Muslim lives for the crime of wanting independence.
put the girls in public schools and youll see rules alright
Truth is they dont parent. The Secret Service and other aides handle those matters for them. The C&C and FL need to spend time playing golf and entertaining themselves in various ways. The only time they appear to be loving parents is when the cameras are rolling. It's all about deception and politics. Anyone who hasn't figured that out yet isn't paying close attention.
The Obama's are also into mass exterminations of Arabs and Persians. Counting more and more bodies as the days roll by.
And the truth is wrote:
The Obama's are also into mass exterminations of Arabs and Persians. Counting more and more bodies as the days roll by.
I fail to see the problem here
Obama was and continues to be a crack addict who worshipped the America-hating black separatist whacko nut job with his white-hating wife. 2 very angry people.
Now you're talking
Quoted for accuracy, thanks for sharing such credible info with us!
Soupy Salllles wrote:
Obama was and continues to be a crack addict who worshipped the America-hating black separatist whacko nut job with his white-hating wife. 2 very angry people.