Re: Strong-Willed Children Vs. Gentle Discipline
I do not even like the phrase "Strong-willed Child" because really it mostly has a negative connotation.
Besides....don't we all have strong wills. Some children may choose more desirable behaviours but that doesn't mean they are strong or weak willed.
I remember as a child being very hurt because my parents had the book "The strong willed child" by Dobson.
I knew they had it "because of me" and it really hurt me that they needed a special book to learn how to "deal with me".
Now I am not against everything from Mr. Dobson (for example... there is a lot of good info on focus on the family website) but i am against nearly all of his advice on disciplining children.
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