One of the most problematic words in America’s post-1960s parenting language is “cooperate.” “I want my children to cooperate,” a parent tells me. She tells me this in the midst of complaining that her kids rarely do what she asks them to do.
Parenting Advice with John Rosemond - Parents should expect obedience, not 'cooperation'
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