johnjfh's commentsComments On: Everything Articles Blogs Journals Photos created by: Everyonejohnjfh Why Some Older Parents Are Hesitant to Discipline20 Aug 2006 04:10 PM plenty of younger parents who were hesitant to discipline their children, I have. Why Some Older Parents Are Hesitant to Discipline20 Aug 2006 04:09 PM I am sure you have seen plenty of â€Å"youngerâ€Â� parents who were hesitant to discipline their children, I have. Why Some Older Parents Are Hesitant to Discipline20 Aug 2006 04:07 PM Myra... Shame on you! I have a M.S in Family Relations, have worked as a counselor and keep up on the research literature. "Older parents" over 40, are unequivocally BETTER parents, as a group, than younger ones, whether first time parents or not. Your article was not only incorrect; it was discriminatory and wrongly biased against older parents. Perhaps you have known some parents, who were older than you, who did not do a good job at discipline. Your opinions pertain to those parents only, and not their age group. I am sure you have seen plenty of â€Å"youngâ€Â� parents hesitant to discipline. I have. Could YOU have a breakdown?20 Aug 2006 02:22 PM Beth, you are wrong in the first part of your article: Your comment, "Mental collapse can happen to anyone" is factually incorrect and not supported by mental health research literature. There are a vast number of individuals who are remarkably resilient to life stress and do not exhibit defined emotional disorders in response to stress or trauma. Furthermore, in the field of mental health there is no such thing or term as a "breakdown" or "a mental collapse." Stress or trauma may, in some people, precipitate anxiety, depression or PTSD…. In others it does not. Your article perpetuates a fear inducing "myth" that the uninformed erroneously believe: that they may have a "breakdown" or go insane in response to stress. A high level of fear around these beliefs might indicate an anxiety problem, but it is usually only a false belief not based on fact or knowledge of the mental health field. Your comments around the importance of the childhood and family are, of course, on target. |
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