I made a keen observation at work in which I witnessed a child take a toy from presumably its older sibling. A punch turned into tears and the mother intervened. After watching the way the mother handled the situation, my thoughts immediately turned to economic and political views, and how those views effect the way we parent.
This mother told her children to share their toys and not to hit. Is this mother an isolationistic socialist?
As a father of two, I now wonder if my parenting is a reflection of my political and economic ideology. The way my parents raised me was certainly a reflection on their beliefs.
So here is the question, do you think there is a connection between parenting and political/economic beliefs? Or are we as parents a bunch of hypocrites?
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