Yes, that’s a good point – and it’s probably, at least partly, a ‘selection effect’ too, i.e. parents that actively seek advice are probably those that are (overly) worried about medium and long term effects/consequences. And it’s certainly the case that some parents, or all parents some of the time, neglect important the medium and long term.
But there is parenting advice along the lines of what I endorse – and it’s great! And I think many people do support a lot of things along those lines, if only tacitly, e.g. ‘free range’ kids kinds of things.
(And of course I’m incredibly sympathetic to parents that are terrified of harming their children in any way, especially inadvertently. It really is an awesome responsibility!)
Yes, that’s a good point – and it’s probably, at least partly, a ‘selection effect’ too, i.e. parents that actively seek advice are probably those that are (overly) worried about medium and long term effects/consequences. And it’s certainly the case that some parents, or all parents some of the time, neglect important the medium and long term.
But there is parenting advice along the lines of what I endorse – and it’s great! And I think many people do support a lot of things along those lines, if only tacitly, e.g. ‘free range’ kids kinds of things.
(And of course I’m incredibly sympathetic to parents that are terrified of harming their children in any way, especially inadvertently. It really is an awesome responsibility!)