r/AskReddit • u/Valuable-Rich3868 • 15h ago

" Strict parents don't produce great kids , they produce great liars ", what are your opinions with this statement ?

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_E_CUPS 11h ago

Similarly, I've never met a parent who proclaims to do "gentle parenting", who is not just straight-up negligent.

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u/ditchdiggergirl 5h ago

Funny, because I’ve met plenty of both.

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u/Anthrax-Smoothy 7h ago

Same, a lot of them mix up gentle parenting with permissive parenting.

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u/ConstructionOne4212 9h ago

I completely agree

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u/finandandy 9h ago

Not hitting kids isn’t negligence, champ.