I mean it is said everyone comes from some sort of a dysfunctional family dynamic, whether one researched parenting advice or the stages of child development - or not.
One of my friend's mother would put out a glass of milk with dinner but forbade anyone from drinking the milk until all food was eaten, I did not know what to make of that. I was never forced to eat every morsel from my plate, nor were meals withheld. That is toxic parenting, plain and simple.
Another mother would let her teenage son look at playboy magazines in front or her and in front of us young girls.
But that was long, long ago in a far away place that I hope no longer exists.
Today's parenting has many challenges and it is easy to see how some people can swing too far to the protective and/or strict side, but punishment is not the same as discipline. IMO
One of my friend's mother would put out a glass of milk with dinner but forbade anyone from drinking the milk until all food was eaten, I did not know what to make of that. I was never forced to eat every morsel from my plate, nor were meals withheld. That is toxic parenting, plain and simple.
Another mother would let her teenage son look at playboy magazines in front or her and in front of us young girls.
But that was long, long ago in a far away place that I hope no longer exists.
Today's parenting has many challenges and it is easy to see how some people can swing too far to the protective and/or strict side, but punishment is not the same as discipline. IMO
Truth fears no question. Anon