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From: wetcw@pyuxa.UUCP (T C Wheeler)
Newsgroups: net.kids
Subject: Re: Rights and Rosen
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Date: Mon, 20-Aug-84 09:31:50 EDT
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I would suggest that all of those who are currently beating the dead
horse over kids rights vs parents rights wait awhile until they have
their own set of kids then wait 15 years while they experiment then
post the results.  I find all of this talk about 'rights' a bunch
of horse pukey.  Every kid is different.  Every parent is different.
And above all, Dr Spock was wrong and even admitted as much.  There
is just no way you can reason with a two-year old, at least 99% of
them.  The values your child receives will be your values so
preaching teaching other values is wasted.  Let's get back to finding
out what to do about earaches, diaper rash, and the other myriad of
problems parents must face on a day-to-day basis.  I'm sure most
parents don't sit around discussing the proper way to instill a
set of values on their children.  It is just not the real world
of parenting.  There are far too many other problems that have to
be addressed on a daily basis.  The rights discussion has little
to do with what we do every day other than as back-burner
thought once in awhile.
T. C. Wheeler