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Doomed Parenting

December 18, 2011 by virtualDavis 2 Comments

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Ah-ha! My suspicions all along…

A study released by the California Parenting Institute Tuesday shows that every style of parenting inevitably causes children to grow into profoundly unhappy adults. “Our research suggests that while overprotective parenting ultimately produces adults unprepared to contend with life’s difficulties, highly permissive parenting leads to feelings of bitterness and isolation throughout adulthood… [and] anything between those two extremes is equally damaging…” (The Onion)

And this doesn’t even take into consideration the inevitable unhappiness of the parents! 😉

Are the Childfree More Likely to be Left Out of Wills? (lauracarroll.com)
Why Are Childfree Articles Magnets for the “Childfree Life Bashers?” (thebritgirl.com)
Are Childfree Adults All from Dysfunctional Homes? (completewithoutkids.com)
FlashBack: Standout Stories That Previously Appeared On WNK’s FB Page Only (whynokids.com)

Filed Under: Childfreedom, Happy Without Kids, Parenting Tagged With: childfree, Onion, overprotective parenting, Parent, permissive parenting, virtualDavis

About virtualDavis

Geo Davis (aka virtualDavis) is a writer, storyteller, unabashed flâneur and eager-beaver uncle. Despite two whiz-bang nieces, two superstar nephews, and rewarding teaching/coaching stints at the American School of Paris and Santa Fe Preparatory School, he remains willingly, enthusiastically and happily childfree. His WNK posts are part of an ongoing attempt to understand why. Rosslyn Redux, a transmedia chronicle about rehabilitating an historic property in the Adirondacks, offers a more ironic twist on his childfree adventure. He also blogs at virtualDavis.com and EssexonLakeChamplain.com. Connect with Geo Davis via Twitter, Facebook or Google+.

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