independence(2/0)
How to enforce obedience
I received this thoughtful question in response to a log about obedience and independence. 💬 Since God places such a high value on children learning to be obedient to their parents, why would parents, especially Christian parents, want to deprive their kids of this in their upbringing? The idea that this will somehow stunt a child's development into adulthood would mean that God doesn't know what's best for kids. Anonymous…
Raising independent adults
Our approach to raising children has closely aligned with the traditional Montessori value for children’s independence. We’ve been shaped by working with Graham’s Montessori teachers, by reading Cline and Fay’s Love & Logic, and by our own desperation to reduce fear and incessant help. I’m still wrestling with the emphasis on independence on a philosophical level, even as I’m convinced of its practical importance. I believe healthy humans are never independent.…