The important people in a family is the family as a unit.
I think that is a better answer than what the article sets forth.
I don’t think I benefitted tremendously from being a non-person growing up.
We try to have a balance and certainly we know many parents who have become non-persons and empowered their kids too much.
But I certainly want them to know they are people, and to your point, they are people who are in a family.
They don’t live to be under the authority of The Parents, or The Grandparents.
So....I think yeah, a little balance is good.....
Nope. It’s the airline pilot theory. The flight frew in the cockpit gets there safely, the passengers in back will be just fine.
You don’t elevate kids to coequal status. The marriage itself ALWAYS comes before kids.
Many modern moms do not believe this. The kids are number one, her mom and husband must compete for the 2 and 3 spots.
Then one day, someone else puts him first and the predictable result unfolds.