Summary: Teresa Graham Brett, author of Parenting for Social Change, and I sit down to discuss “childism” (or “adultism”) - our society’s bias towards children’s unique human rights, and our tendency to manipulate, control and coerce children into fitting into our agendas. We discuss: -What childism looks like and how it is perpetuated in the language we use and cultural ideas about children -How (often unfounded) fear can cloud our decision making and actions towards our children -Why we "set limits" and aim to control our children, and how we can parent in a healthier way -How the way we treat our children is often very similar to the way we were treated as children, and how we can break habits of coercion, bribery, and punishment. Teresa's book, Parenting for Social Change, can be purchased here: www.amzn.com/B004MMEG4S Her website is www.parentingforsocialchange.com Kindred page is: https://kindredmedia.org/author/teresa-graham-brett/ Her nonprofit initiative is the Parent Liberation Project at: www.parentliberationproject.org Become a PATREON to help support the podcast and get exclusive interviews that are only available to subscribers: www.patreon.com/attachment RATE, REVIEW, & SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST! Visit www.attachmentparentingpodcast.com for more information
