This Hurts Me More Than it Hurts You: And Other Lies from the Cult of Dobson Discipline

Growing up in American Christianity in the 80’s and 90’s meant we were smack dab in the height of Dobson Domination. That is, Dr. James Dobson and his Focus on the Family ubiquity in the realm of parenting and child rearing advice, children’s entertainment (and, behind the scenes, lobbying and more exciting political dealings)…

If your parents “dared to discipline” their “strong-willed children” the Dobson way, you probably got a good amount of spanking, control, and fear in your childhood. Parents were told that breaking the spirit of a child would ensure they would become good little Christians and (just as or more importantly) good little Republicans. Amazingly, many of us didn’t end up that way - and the Boomers who listened to Focus on the Family’s terrible advice haven’t learned how to apologize for their behavior. And some of them are just left to wonder why their children have betrayed them. 

So…what now??? How do we learn to parent our children differently? How do we raise kids who become emotionally mature and intelligent? Join the conversation and hear how a handful of your fave middle-aged mom friends have been trying their hand at it so far.