Reader’s Reviews > Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans > Status Update

Parent through stories and dramas. Kids respond better in a playful environment. Reinact proper behavior or mistakes. Make believe with fairies and monsters. Kids love it. Tell stories of your own childhood. Bring the problem into the play zone.

Bring the child into your world. Involve them in your job. Limit or eliminate child centered activities. Get rid of most of the toys. Treat them like an adult. All they want is to feel like an active part of the family

Children are born helpers. Encourage them to help you with chores dont send them to do it by themselves. Make the chore into small doable sub tasks. Sometimes you might indicate something that needs to be done without explicitly asking them to teach accomodito

The research we have on parenting is inherently flawed. One cant isolate variables. Or get a big enough sample size to be fully trustworthy. Don’t be too quick to trust any research. And there are usually alternative motives. Toys are not necessarily good for children’s development. Talking constantly to your toddler isn’t necessary helpful. Sleep training isnt a scientific method. Constantly teaching necessar

Western culture is weird in many ways. Including parenting. The nuclear family can be a very isolating way to live and especially raise children. Hardly any other cultures operate this way and it’s no wonder we’re all depressed and anxious since we’re doing this parenting thing alone