I've not thought of the parenting for convenience approach before ... you bring up some interesting concepts here. I guess I'd like to think that if I were parenting so that my kids' behavior/actions are good for me, it's with the expectation that it's good for the greater society as well. So for instance if my 7-yr-old is constantly interrupting me while I'm on the phone, of course I'd selfishly like her to stop so that I can focus on my phone conversation, but I also need to teach her to be patient and not interrupt other people.
I'd be really interested to hear what brought this up. What specific parenting interaction did you see that made you think of the concept of parenting for convenience? Could it be translated into parenting for a greater good as well?
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Hi, Kimmelin!
I've not thought of the parenting for convenience approach before ... you bring up some interesting concepts here. I guess I'd like to think that if I were parenting so that my kids' behavior/actions are good for me, it's with the expectation that it's good for the greater society as well. So for instance if my 7-yr-old is constantly interrupting me while I'm on the phone, of course I'd selfishly like her to stop so that I can focus on my phone conversation, but I also need to teach her to be patient and not interrupt other people.
I'd be really interested to hear what brought this up. What specific parenting interaction did you see that made you think of the concept of parenting for convenience? Could it be translated into parenting for a greater good as well?
Great question,
June 30, 2008 - 9:44pmKristin
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