.....and the Educational system, which has more access than parents do much of the time.
.....and the Educational system, which has more access than parents do much of the time.
If your kids are becoming liberal because of their school in spite of your parenting, then you need to change your parenting.
I'm not saying all parents of all children who become liberals are bad parents.
But I do reiterate: liberalism is the result of bad parenting. There are lots of conservatives out there who use liberalism in their parenting.
One example among thousands: "sharing". Put a bunch of 4 year olds in a room, with mommies and daddies sitting around, and the biggest issue that will quickly arise will be sharing. All the parents, of every political stripe, will soon be yelling "Now, Johnnie, you share your toys with him." All of which soon engenders all manner of manipulative techniques among the kids as they vie to acquire toy-time by means OTHER than ownership.
Children should not be made to share. It is a corrupting practice. They should, rather, be made to experience the results of their decisions. The difference is huge.
Teach Johnnie that he owns the truck. He doesn't have to share it if he doesn't want to. (Property rights). Bobby owns his truck. He has an equal right to say no to Johnnie.
If Johnnie wants other kids to want to play with him, he might want to share. Or, if he WANTS to be nice to another kid who doesn't have a truck, he can share. Mom and dad certianly can explain to him why he OUGHT to share. But let him decide.
If he finds himself playing alone, and that bothers him, them mommy just says "You may want to behave different."
A child who understands tha value of property will CHOOSE to share, either through genuine sympathy for those who don't own a truck (which sympathy is not produced by making him share) or through a utilitarion recognition that he is alone when he hoards his trucks.
This is a huge difference between these two approaches, and one that is overlooked by all types of parents, and is emblematic of all sorts of parenting practices that tend to make kids view society through some rubric other than individual responsibility.