![]() “Retro parenting” is what he calls it because it is the way America parented up until the late ‘60s and early ‘70s, whether a family was religious or secular. Rosemond’s parenting philosophy is traditional and biblically based. They should know we breathe a different atmosphere.” He espouses that character building, not self-esteem, should be the goal, and that “the family should be centered around a stable marriage or a content, well-rounded single parent.” He believes “Children should look up to adults and want to aspire to be adults. Rosemond says, “Children need two ‘L’ words: Love and Leadership.” He contends parents must claim the legitimacy of their parenting authority over their children. Growing out of this nouveau way of parenting, children have taken center stage, and parents, especially mothers, have been revolving around them like whirling dervishes ever since.Ĭompare that parenting philosophy with Rosemond’s and you would think they were talking about two entirely different species. In the 1960s, psychologist Thomas Gordon, and in the 1970s, his protégé, family counselor Dorothy Briggs, espoused that parents should relinquish all power over their children, treat them as equals, and make sure they have high self-esteem. To best understand Gordon and Briggs, you’ll need to channel Freud, open Toward Soviet America, andlet your kids choose their favorite sugary cereal, hoping the prize inside is a Decoder Ring. ![]() Gordon and Brigg’s parenting philsophy is about facilitating children to feel good. ![]() John Rosemond’s parent philosophy is about loving and leading children to do good. To fully understand Rosemond’s parenting philosophy, you’d best channel your Great Grandmother, open the Good Book, and “Keep it Simple, Stupid” (KISS). John Rosemond, Thomas Gordon, and Dorothy Briggs are all parenting experts. ![]()
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