About this episode

Kenneth Block discusses the balance between being a strict parent and an enabler, emphasizing the importance of being a responsible father.

Semper Fi, children welcome to boot camp, this is my house and you will do what I say. You need to move away from the idea that being a gunnery sergeant makes you a good father. Going to the other extreme of being an enabler and letting the kids do what ever doesn’t make you a good father either. We are neither our children’s best friend nor their gunny. Instead let’s be a parent to our children.

People in this episode

Host: Kenneth Block

Topics covered

• fatherhood
• parenting
• discipline
• family dynamics
• child development

Keywords

• father's day
• parenting styles
• gunnery sergeant
• enabler
• good father

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