Discipline

Do What You Want

The end of all parenting.

Feb 9 • M.A. Franklin

Should We Encourage Children to Hate Their Parents?

Simple enforcement of basic norms can help repel the orcish hordes.

Jan 19 • M.A. Franklin

How Your Children Are Some of Your Best Teachers

If you are paying attention.

Oct 20, 2025 • M.A. Franklin

The Letter of the Law

How to avoid being petty and vindictive like a certain public school teacher.

Jul 28, 2025 • M.A. Franklin

You can Say “Because I Said So”

But make sure your accounts are full.

May 5, 2025 • M.A. Franklin

Freedom (and Submission) Isn’t What You Think

Absolute freedom is absolute chaos. Ask any child of a permissive parent.

Apr 28, 2025 • Noelle McEachran

If You Give Them More Sweets, They Will Eat Fewer Sweets...And Other Dumb Advice

Why an "Abundance Mindset" lacks an abundance of common sense.

Mar 31, 2025 • Alec Liddle

Run the Risk of Investigation

Don't be satisfied with pretend obedience.

Mar 10, 2025 • M.A. Franklin

Deflating the Bubble Around Your Kids

Or else it will be popped at the most inconvenient time you can imagine

Mar 3, 2025 • M.A. Franklin

The Pain Caused by Passive Fatherhood

Abdication at the airport.

Feb 24, 2025 • M.A. Franklin

The Lowest Stakes Imaginable

But that's how you train them for higher stakes.

Feb 17, 2025 • M.A. Franklin

Parents Have an Obligation to Be Clear

It is the parent's responsibility to ensure they are understood.

Feb 3, 2025 • M.A. Franklin

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