Well, yes and no. Because there's also the whole "I would NEVER NOT EVER leave my child with a babysitter" thing.
I think it's less about "not having the normal needs of children" - I would argue that MDC creates abnormal needs, like the need for children never to be separated from their parents, even just to be put in a crib or stroller, until really quite advanced ages. It's more about romanticizing the special inner wisdom of children to the extent that you don't believe that they need any guidance.
I mean, people actually post about being opposed to passing any judgment on the things their children do. Or having any requirements. Or imposing parental authority. Because it's going to impair your child's inner sense of what is right.
This is the same kind of passing the buck. She doesn't need to stand up to her mother-in-law, because her child possesses intuitive wisdom about what is right.
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Date: 2007-05-24 02:46 pm (UTC)I think it's less about "not having the normal needs of children" - I would argue that MDC creates abnormal needs, like the need for children never to be separated from their parents, even just to be put in a crib or stroller, until really quite advanced ages. It's more about romanticizing the special inner wisdom of children to the extent that you don't believe that they need any guidance.
I mean, people actually post about being opposed to passing any judgment on the things their children do. Or having any requirements. Or imposing parental authority. Because it's going to impair your child's inner sense of what is right.
This is the same kind of passing the buck. She doesn't need to stand up to her mother-in-law, because her child possesses intuitive wisdom about what is right.