Parenting Problems

This is a list of problems that people interested in parenting can think about.

When a parent and a child disagree about something, what should be done?
When a parent a parent and a friend disagree about something, what should be done?
How can we parent without coercion or suffering?
What do parents owe their children? What if children demand more?
How can parents avoid teaching their mistakes and irrationality to their children?
Children have a lot of ignorance compared to adults. What are good techniques for dealing with ignorance?
How can a parent best help children learn?
Many of children dislike school. Should children go to school? If not, what should be done instead?
Some parenting techniques rely on hurting children, e.g. punishments, discipline, grounding, natural consequences, blanket training, spanking. Can we parent well without hurting children? how?
How can children learn morality?
How can children be free to question parental ideas without this resulting in them making large and easily avoidable mistakes?
Why should one be a parent? What are the benefits?
How can parents avoid gender stereotyping?
In what circumstances is it wise to have multiple children?
What if siblings fight?
What if a child wants to be driven lots of places, and a parent gets tired of driving him around?
Parents make parenting mistakes. What are good methods to discover and correct some of them?
What if a parent is unreasonable, and child doesn't know how to communicate this to him? How can parent find out and fix it?

By Elliot Temple |