Jordan Peterson Interview: “Parenting as Sacred Duty”
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What are the challenges and rewards of parenting?
There is nothing you'll do in life that's more challenging, difficult and rewarding than being a parent. Nothing with greater highs or lower lows. You have little kids for a very short period of time. It is a major mistake not to notice that and not to appreciate it.
That was Dr. Jordan Peterson from his new Daily Wire series, Parenting, in which the famed clinical psychologist sits down with parents to discuss their struggles in raising happy and healthy children in a societal moment fraught with challenges.
When a disciplinary issue arises, you need to make space to master it. I have to not do what I thought I was going to do for 10 minutes to set this right.
What inspired Dr. Peterson's new parenting series?
In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Peterson to discuss the launch of his new series, what inspired him to create it, and the cultural trends he hopes it will help to address. I'm Daily Wire executive editor John Bickley with Georgia Howe. It's Sunday, May 25th, and this is a weekend edition of Morning Wire. Joining us now is Dr. Jordan Peterson, clinical psychologist and host of the new Daily Wire Plus series, Parenting. Dr. Peterson, thank you so much for joining us. My pleasure. Thanks for the invitation. Look, there's been a lot of excitement around the office about your new show. I say that in complete sincerity. Everybody's really amped about it. You've released episode zero to the public, which is what we're calling it around here. It's sort of a teaser, but episode one goes live Sunday. I wanna, of course, ask you about the show, but first I wanted to ask you something personal. What was one of your proudest parenting moments?
What are some proud parenting moments Dr. Peterson shares?
My daughter, after she had surgery to replace one of her joints in her leg, I don't remember if it was her ankle or her hip. I think it was her hip. She decided to take a motorcycle course because her mobility was impaired and that wouldn't enable her to drive a scooter. And that was a risky endeavor and it was challenging for her and frightening. That was good. in many ways. And it also did provide her with mobility for several years and made a huge difference in her life, a hugely positive difference. It also gave her a kind of indomitable confidence to be able to do something that's dangerous like that and risky, even in the face of bone fragility, let's say. So that was good. There's been a lot of moments, mostly with my kids. I'm pretty damn happy with them.
Almost all the time. And that's been the case throughout their life. So, I mean, we've had our difficulties, most of them health related, you know, and if you have to have difficulties, well, those are sort of necessary in a way, you know what I mean? And maybe we can cope with necessary difficulties in life. I don't know how well we cope with unnecessary difficulties.
That's an interesting distinction. Yeah, a lot of maybe... or self-consciousness when it's unnecessary. A lot of stuff that we bring on ourselves, maybe that adds another wrinkle and complexity there.
Oh, yeah, yeah. Well, it does. It really does. Life has enough instability, let's say, and uncertainty without adding uncertainty You're the additional overlay of unnecessary suffering and stupidity. Unnecessary suffering is really hard on people, you know. And so I suppose because there's an element of moral culpability to it that isn't there with with an illness. That's a rough division. And I mean, one of the things that I'm trying to help parents be confident in is their moral right to parent, their moral right to run the household in a manner that... brings peace and abundance. There are obligation to do that. We're afraid of our children in the Western world. And that's partly a reflection of an overweening maternal love, I suppose.
But we're afraid that we'll damage our children by parenting them. But, you know, you damage your children by not parenting them as well. And the parenting that you should be doing is the establishment of a relationship. And if the relationship is solid, you don't allow and certainly don't encourage your children to do anything that is counter to their best interest, especially socially.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What are the challenges and rewards of parenting?
0:01–0:46
2
What inspired Dr. Peterson's new parenting series?
0:46–1:36
3
What are some proud parenting moments Dr. Peterson shares?
1:36–10:21
4
How can parents effectively manage disciplinary issues?
10:21
5
Why are parents afraid of parenting in Western culture?
5:55–7:42
6
What is the role of parents in a child's moral development?
7:42–12:22
7
How has consumerism affected parenting styles?
12:22–21:28
8
What does a 'walled garden' mean for a household?
21:28–22:48