> Actually, generating power with their muscles provides a valuable lesson for kids, whether or not the power goes out.
The article ends on this point about parenting philosophy, but I think the author does not set up or discuss it enough.
What I don’t exactly understand is the underlying suggestion to manufacture this project as a “hard lesson” for the children.
I believe it is widely understood that children learn very much by emulating their parents. So what the parent regards as important, their children will see, and internalize those behaviors.
When I see parents worry about children taking something for granted, it can look like parents feel regret about parts of them that they see mirrored in their children.
The article ends on this point about parenting philosophy, but I think the author does not set up or discuss it enough.
What I don’t exactly understand is the underlying suggestion to manufacture this project as a “hard lesson” for the children.
I believe it is widely understood that children learn very much by emulating their parents. So what the parent regards as important, their children will see, and internalize those behaviors.
When I see parents worry about children taking something for granted, it can look like parents feel regret about parts of them that they see mirrored in their children.