Though it may not be stated directly as a fundamental tenet of anarchism or libertarianism, to be anti-censorship very much aligns with the kind of “live and let live” approach to parenting I promote. Censoring individuals’ speech leads to dishonesty and distrust. It’s important to always let your children speak their mind, but I think it’s also important to let […]
Reading with our children is crucial for so many developmental reasons, but two important reasons are the time we get to spend with our children and the connections they make between what they read and what they experience in the real world. We all want to impart certain values to our children. Some of the most important values I hope […]
Teaching our children about consent is perhaps the most important thing we can do as parents. When children understand the concept of consent, they learn to respect other people’s autonomy and are less likely to be abused. The most basic right that every individual has is bodily autonomy. Everything else we might value as a society (peace, freedom, equality, […]
Every human being has an essential claim to their property. The most basic form of property rights is that of the self. Each individual owns their own body; this applies to children as well. The idea of “property rights” seems a bit disconnected and materialistic on the surface, but when you think of it in terms of self-ownership and what […]
Welcome to Modern Times Parenting! First, I want to explain the name which should give the readers a better idea of the philosophy that our advice, suggestions, and ideas are based upon. Modern Times was the name of a colony in New York from 1851-1864 founded by the “1st American Anarchist”, Josiah Warren. Warren was an individualist anarchist hence he […]
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