Dashiki | Redefining soft parenting: Time for change?
These children we see on social media are doing childlike things that we also did but can neither prove nor disprove because there is no digital footprintLook, I know that we call every toothpaste brand Colgate and all margarine brands Rama, but, for crying out loud, can people please refrain from misconstruing the meaning of soft parenting.
In essence, soft parenting is about validating your children’s emotions without neglecting your duty of instilling respect in them. A video surfaces of teenagers drinking behind the school toilets. Parents look the other way. An article about underage pregnancy trends is published. No comments from parents. A story breaks about how teenagers react to being groomed by paedophiles. Does anybody out there have the inside info on how, when and why we deemed it appropriate to scrap the gist of soft parenting’s foundation being “kids are seen and heard”, and replace it with the assumption that this parenting approach is anchored in letting kids get away with murder?Newsflash: Even if soft parenting was in fact rooted in deliberately breeding unruly kids, ruling your household with an iron fist is not a scientifically proven formula for raising Jesus reincarnates. Soft parenting was unheard of when today’s parents were basking in their own teenage rebellion. On the contrary, there was a time when we were conditioned to believe that parents who restrained themselves from violently assaulting their children detested their own offspring. So, since all our backsides were so affectionately whooped by our loving parents, what are our peers doing behind prison bars? I look around and I see tons of people between 25 and 45 years of age who are decaying from substance abuse, being horrible romantic partners and backstabbing friends, contaminating workplaces with their bullying behaviour, and finding refuge from childhood trauma at the bottom of psychotic pill bottles. Therefore, when some of you say 'my strict parents used to whip my behind until it bled, but I turned out fine', I cannot help rolling my eyes and shaking my head.These children we see on social media are doing childlike things that we also did but can neither prove nor disprove because there is no digital footprint. Besides, we don’t even know their parents from a bar of soap so I can’t even say which crystal ball told us that these “disgusting teenagers” are indeed being softly parented. For a generation that no longer needs to drag ourselves to sombre aired libraries to access information, we are rather ignorant. Perhaps we need to redefine soft parenting.Who we choose to trust can have a profound impact on our lives. Join thousands of devoted South Africans who look to News24 to bring them news they can trust every day. As we celebrate 25 years, become a News24 subscriber as we strive to keep you informed, inspired and empowered.Sars reviews R1.1m tax claim against rapper Khuli Chana's companyPeter “Mashata” Mabuse is the latest celebrity to be murdered by criminals. What do you think must be done to stem the tide of serious crime in South Africa?
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