I agree that complexity is inconvenient, so I offer a simplistic word bite: There is no child-intrinsic reason why children should 'behave badly' (however that may be defined) of their own volition. If they do, the cause(s) must be outside them. So the societal response to 'bad behaviour' should be overwhelmingly directed to addressing t…
I agree that complexity is inconvenient, so I offer a simplistic word bite: There is no child-intrinsic reason why children should 'behave badly' (however that may be defined) of their own volition. If they do, the cause(s) must be outside them. So the societal response to 'bad behaviour' should be overwhelmingly directed to addressing those causes rather than trying to 'fix' the child. (Just to be clear: Provide support: YES. Try to repair: NO.)
I agree that complexity is inconvenient, so I offer a simplistic word bite: There is no child-intrinsic reason why children should 'behave badly' (however that may be defined) of their own volition. If they do, the cause(s) must be outside them. So the societal response to 'bad behaviour' should be overwhelmingly directed to addressing those causes rather than trying to 'fix' the child. (Just to be clear: Provide support: YES. Try to repair: NO.)