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Alison Gopnik: The Parenting Misconception (MoMiCon 2016 Keynote Presentation)

By Alison Gopnik — 2016

UC Berkeley Professor Alison Gopnik’s keynote presentation at MoMiCon 2016: The “Parenting” Misconception: Why “Parenting” is a scientifically inaccurate and practically dubious way to understand the relations between children and the people who care for them.

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The Role of a Parent

What is the role of a parent in today’s world? Sadhguru reminds us that nobody has ever known the best way to be a parent. However, by spending sufficient time to work on yourself, and by creating an atmosphere of joy, love and openness, you can do your best to help children grow up well.

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Parenting: Raise Yourself Before You Raise Your Kids

Sadhguru looks at how a child needs a friend, not a boss. If we enforce our ideas upon a child, he will lose his sense of independence, and this could result in rebelliousness later on. Once you become a parent, the most important thing is that you have to be 100% straight.

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