Jonathan Alligood’s Reviews > Authority: How Godly Rule Protects the Vulnerable, Strengthens Communities, and Promotes Human Flourishing > Status Update

Laissez-faire parenting does not produce gracious, humble children. It produces brats. They are neither fun to be around, nor happy themselves. They are demanding and insolent. Their “freedom” is not a blessing to them or others. They are free the way a boat without a rudder is free. They are the victims of their whims. Sooner or later, these whims will be crossed. That spells misery. - John Piper