Through the magic of making do, children exercise imagination, initiative, creativity, intelligence, resourcefulness, and self-reliance. Making do is not only the essence of truly creative play—it’s also the story of the advancement of the human race.

The holidays don’t cancel the rules of good behavior. Excitable kids can turn gatherings into chaos—but letting “holiday excitement” excuse bad behavior only makes it worse. Read more: https://ow.ly/9Qwo50XMY2P

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“The problem isn’t that Johnny can’t think. It’s that he confuses thinking with feeling.” —Thomas Sowell

That insight explains a great deal about modern parenting and education.

https://ow.ly/UqtE50XJkHh

For decades I’ve taken heat for saying something unfashionable: kids don’t need emotionally obsessed parents—they need clear authority and adult agreement. Parenting used to be common sense. Now it’s ideology.

🔗 Read here: https://ow.ly/cmaB50XFl4m

#ParentingCulture #Family

Why do sane women go bonkers after becoming moms?

The Good Mommy Scam is real, exhausting, and everywhere.

Time for a retro-revolution in parenting.

Read more 👉 https://ow.ly/iqBq50XzNn9

#ParentingTruth #GoodMommyScam #MomLife #ModernMotherhood #JohnRosemond

Anxious, overthinking, micromanaging moms: you’re not crazy—you’re trapped in the “Loop of Ever-Escalating Insanity.”

The cure? It’s not charts, methods, or experts. It’s a mindset shift that puts parenting back in perspective.

Read the full column: https://ow.ly/5ttP50Xwz5Z

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Parents, here’s the truth: you’re taking your children too seriously. Raising kids deserves seriousness—kids themselves? Not so much. Learn why modern parenting creates chaos and how to stay the adult in the room.

👉https://ow.ly/1xmJ50XsnYi

In 1957, my principal said, “Meet standards or flunk.”
No lawsuits. No therapy. No “support animals.”
Just accountability — and we survived.
Now half of all grades are A’s.
Think kids got smarter? Spoiler: they didn’t.

👉 https://ow.ly/j4zi50XpFar

Kids shouting “6/7” isn’t just a goofy meme.

It’s laughter built on nothing meaning anything.

Cute?
Or a sign that the culture is teaching kids emptiness before they can spell it?

Worth thinking about.

https://ow.ly/xO9750XkAM3

“Parenting” didn’t exist before 1960 — and somehow kids turned out fine.

I know, because I was one of them.

Then I tried the new way… and almost lost my sanity.

Here’s what happened when I went back to Because I Said So.

https://ow.ly/tw8050Xjltl

#Parenting #ChildRearing #CommonSense

Once upon a time, a teacher said, “I’m calling your parents.” One student’s bullying stopped, and a simple conversation plus supportive parents changed everything. Today, too many kids know parents won’t back the teacher.

Read the full story:
https://ow.ly/U2c750Xf9iW

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Back-to-school tip #1: Get over your child.

They’re not royalty. They’re not flawless. And they’ll have a better year once you stop pretending otherwise.

More of my “unpopular” truths here:

"Out-feral your feral child”? Seriously?

That’s the advice behind the new FAFO parenting trend. One mom throws her kid in a swimming pool for squirting her with a water gun. Another tosses dinner in the trash to teach a lesson.

This isn’t parenting, it’s performance.

I said ADHD isn’t a disease, neurodiversity is mostly nonsense, and mental health pros are peddling snake oil. Enter Sarah Kernion—mom to two profoundly autistic kids. She disagrees. And yet, we agree more than you'd think. Her essay, my response. No spin. Just truth.

“When does bad parenting’s statute of limitations expire?”

Age 18.

So before that… who’s responsible?

👀 Why time-outs fail
⚠️ Why toddlers need consequences
💥 Why discipline must shape responsibility

#Parenting #Discipline #JohnRosemond