A key parenting principle is to prevent children from behaving undesirably.

Evidence

Do not let your children do anything that makes you dislike them. — Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life An Antidote to Chaos, 479

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life An Antidote to Chaos, 479
• XREF: connects to: Parents must choose between making children safe or strong. — Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life An Antidote to Chaos, 230; Parents prioritize making children socially desirable over fostering other attributes. — Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life An Antidote to Chaos, 473; Preventive environmental management outperforms corrective discipline in child formation — , The Rod and the Child: A Global History…, 1948

Broader Connections

• Preventive environmental management outperforms corrective discipline in child formation #expands (0.60) — , The Rod and the Child, 1948