Jim Jordan

So there's the philosophical element, which is a child is perfect and good until they're warped by culture, which is completely one-sided, insane, progressive, naive argument. And then I think the other thing that likely happened was that after World War II, We became wealthy enough in the Western world so that our children and teenagers had disposable income.

So there's the philosophical element, which is a child is perfect and good until they're warped by culture, which is completely one-sided, insane, progressive, naive argument. And then I think the other thing that likely happened was that after World War II, We became wealthy enough in the Western world so that our children and teenagers had disposable income.

And then they were heavily targeted by corporations, which have a right to market, but heavily targeted by corporations. And their narcissism, their self-centered narcissism was enormous. encouraged and exaggerated. And that's kind of where the permissive consumerist culture of the 1960s emerged.

And then they were heavily targeted by corporations, which have a right to market, but heavily targeted by corporations. And their narcissism, their self-centered narcissism was enormous. encouraged and exaggerated. And that's kind of where the permissive consumerist culture of the 1960s emerged.

That was when, you know, at the beginning of the 60s, you still saw shows like My Three Sons or Father Knows Best. Can you Oh, yeah. Well, one of the few positive examples I've seen of a man in recent comedic history is Ted Lasso. You know, and even Ted is divorced and has his problems, but he's a very good mentor. That's quite rare. Saw another good man in Landman. Billy Bob Thornton.

That was when, you know, at the beginning of the 60s, you still saw shows like My Three Sons or Father Knows Best. Can you Oh, yeah. Well, one of the few positive examples I've seen of a man in recent comedic history is Ted Lasso. You know, and even Ted is divorced and has his problems, but he's a very good mentor. That's quite rare. Saw another good man in Landman. Billy Bob Thornton.

Yeah, yeah. And so that's more of dramatic. And so some of that's starting to make a comeback. But a lot of that dissolved in the hyper permissive 60s. And all that 60s culture, including its progressivism, was a form of politicized immaturity and a mindless hedonism. It's not useful and not sustainable.

Yeah, yeah. And so that's more of dramatic. And so some of that's starting to make a comeback. But a lot of that dissolved in the hyper permissive 60s. And all that 60s culture, including its progressivism, was a form of politicized immaturity and a mindless hedonism. It's not useful and not sustainable.

It depended on the parent. Some of the people I talked to had parents Genuine problems, let's say. I'm not trying to make a distinction exactly between the kinds of problems I dealt with, but some of the parents I saw had a very ill child, for example. And that's just a whole rat's nest of insane, inevitable problems. trouble and conflict. It's certainly something that can split a marriage apart.

It depended on the parent. Some of the people I talked to had parents Genuine problems, let's say. I'm not trying to make a distinction exactly between the kinds of problems I dealt with, but some of the parents I saw had a very ill child, for example. And that's just a whole rat's nest of insane, inevitable problems. trouble and conflict. It's certainly something that can split a marriage apart.

There are other parents whose problems were very much likely a consequence of the disciplinary strategies they imposed or failed to impose. And so part of what I did with the former people was to strategize about management approaches to degenerating illness, which is the worst kind of illness, obviously, to having a child. With the disciplinary issues, well, we talked strategy and also goal.

There are other parents whose problems were very much likely a consequence of the disciplinary strategies they imposed or failed to impose. And so part of what I did with the former people was to strategize about management approaches to degenerating illness, which is the worst kind of illness, obviously, to having a child. With the disciplinary issues, well, we talked strategy and also goal.

You know, you want to have a sense in your household of how you would want the relationships and the household to operate. You need a vision of that. And that's what allows you to detect deviations from that. And then you have to negotiate disciplinary strategies when that isn't making itself manifest. It's not helpful to have children who are whiny and miserable. It's not pleasant for you.

You know, you want to have a sense in your household of how you would want the relationships and the household to operate. You need a vision of that. And that's what allows you to detect deviations from that. And then you have to negotiate disciplinary strategies when that isn't making itself manifest. It's not helpful to have children who are whiny and miserable. It's not pleasant for you.

It's not pleasant for them. Parents often use intermittent reinforcement when their children are whiny and miserable. So here's how to have a terrible child. Imagine your child will whine and complain when they want something. Okay, if you want to have that happen all the time, then vary the amount that they have to whine and complain before you capitulate unpredictably.

It's not pleasant for them. Parents often use intermittent reinforcement when their children are whiny and miserable. So here's how to have a terrible child. Imagine your child will whine and complain when they want something. Okay, if you want to have that happen all the time, then vary the amount that they have to whine and complain before you capitulate unpredictably.

That's what a slot machine does. It rewards intermittently and variably. And that's impossible to eradicate because what the child learns is if they're persistent enough, you will cave. And you do that 30 times around bedtime, for example, you'll have a problem that might take years to resolve.

That's what a slot machine does. It rewards intermittently and variably. And that's impossible to eradicate because what the child learns is if they're persistent enough, you will cave. And you do that 30 times around bedtime, for example, you'll have a problem that might take years to resolve.

Yeah, well, you know, people... It's hard. A few times, it is hard. But generally, especially with things that repeat every day, you know, mealtimes, bedtimes, these little islands of stability and routine, it's very good to be pretty rigorous around those events, even during times of illness and strife. Because otherwise you get regression in the child.

Yeah, well, you know, people... It's hard. A few times, it is hard. But generally, especially with things that repeat every day, you know, mealtimes, bedtimes, these little islands of stability and routine, it's very good to be pretty rigorous around those events, even during times of illness and strife. Because otherwise you get regression in the child.