Lose-Lose Parenting: Tough Love, "Last Resorts" and Public Shaming
A stream of consciousness show, in response to a story about the Florida parents who publicly shamed their 15-year-old daughter as a "last resort" act of "tough love."
“We’re losing a lot of kids and a lot of teachers because we still view challenging kids the wrong way and handle them in ways that don’t address their true difficulties. It's an exercise in frustration for everyone involved, and it’s time to get off the treadmill.” Ross Greene, Lost At School
Picture(Clockwise from top-left):
1. 17th century Puritan New England
2. 19th century American South
3. Communist China
4. Florida, 2012
Look Closer:
Parents Shame Daughter for Sneaking Boys In, Make Her Wear Sign
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Parents-Shame-Daughter-for-Sneaking-Boys…
Trashing Teens: Psychologist Robert Epstein argues in a provocative book, "The Case Against Adolescence," that teens are far more competent than we assume
http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200703/trashing-teens
Father forces seventh grade son stand street wearing sign failing grades
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2113691/Father-forces-seventh-g…
Dr. Ross Greene, Lives In the Balance
http://www.livesinthebalance.org/solving-problems-collaboratively
Dr. Ross Greene, Simple Plan B (Example)
http://www.livesinthebalance.org/simple-plan-b
Trashing Teens: Psychologist Robert Epstein argues in a provocative book, "The Case Against Adolescence," that teens are far more competent than we assume
http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200703/trashing-teens
Dayna Martin: 'I let my children do whatever they want'
http://gulfnews.com/life-style/people/i-let-my-children-do-whatever-the…