if you give kids zero restrictions they’ll become the nicest fucking kids ever who never do drugs or get into trouble i know because my parents let me do nothing but eat chicken nuggets all day and read hentai until 4am and i am a straight A student
Seriously though this seems to be the case with a ton of people I know, if you don’t restrict them all the time they actually do better and are mentally healthier
WHY DON’T PARENTS UNDERSTAND THIS?!?
LITERALLY THE TRUTH. I think I’ve been grounded maybe three times in my entire life? And it was over things like “JFC, child, I don’t care if you dropped something, pay some attention and don’t run into the goddamn road!!!!” (Self-preservation has never been my strong suit.) I was permitted to make a case for having a later bedtime and once I could make a logical argument my parents were like “Sure, what do you think would be reasonable.” Treat kids like they have a fucking brain, and in return they’ll act like they have a fucking brain.