Episode 98: Inspired by the book: "The Collapse of Parenting" by Dr. Leonard Sax: When Kids Are Treated Like Grown-ups!

About this episode

The episode discusses Dr. Leonard Sax's book 'The Collapse of Parenting' and the implications of treating children as peers rather than authority figures.

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Chalkboard to Kitchen Table with Trish and Eileen! In this episode, we talk about The Collapse of Parenting by Dr. Leonard Sax and his core argument: somewhere along the way, many parents stopped acting like authority figures and started treating their kids more like peers. Sax suggests that when children are given too much control too early whether it’s choosing what they eat, how they spend their time, or even how they speak to adults; it can actually leave...

People in this episode

Hosts: Trish, Eileen

Topics covered

• parenting
• authority figures
• child development
• peer relationships
• parenting styles

Keywords

• parenting
• Dr. Leonard Sax
• authority
• children
• peer relationships
• parenting styles
• child development

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Collapse of Parenting

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