Respect and even fear of the authority of parents is what built Western civilization. Learning to be a friend to your child? Priceless, as in so expensive we cannot put a number on it.
>>Respect and even fear of the authority of parents is what built Western civilization. <<
It takes both carrots and sticks; neither used alone does the full job.
It is no coincidence that the Hebrew word translated “fear” [The Lord] in the KJV means both fear and revere(nce).
OT:3374 yir’ah (yir-aw’); feminine of OT:3373; fear (also used as infinitive); morally, reverence:
(Biblesoft’s New Exhaustive Strong’s Numbers and Concordance with Expanded Greek-Hebrew Dictionary. Copyright © 1994, 2003, 2006 Biblesoft, Inc. and International Bible Translators, Inc.)
Respect and even fear of the authority of parents is what built Western civilization.
Based on the 5th commandment from Jehovah,
and thus rejected by the left because they
have chosen to be their own gods,
and reject Him.