Because I Said So!

Have you ever known a truly obedient child who did not also radiate a sense of well being? No, you have not. Growing a happy child begins with training obedience into the child. So, how does one go about getting their children to obey? In this episode, John lays out his fail-safe formula for doing just that. Support the show Thanks for listening! Follow me on Facebook or find me on Instagram and T...

A child demonstrates respect for an adult by willingly—that is, in the absence of threat or promise—paying attention to and doing what said adult tells him to do. An adult demonstrates respect for a child by calmly communicating the expectation that he is to pay attention and do what he is told. When children learn to respect their parents, they are developing foundational skills that can transfer...

Human beings have been raising children without professional advice for thousands of years. Any such advice came from the elders in one's family, church, or community. Why did we stop listening to our elders and begin listening to mental health professionals? Is there compelling evidence to the effect that children, as a group, have benefitted from professional parenting advice? No. There is,...

Up until 1970, the word parent was a noun. Back then parents raised children. In 1970, the noun became also a verb; thus, today's parents...well, they parent. Back then, childrearing was problem free, relatively speaking. Parenting, by contrast, is - according to most of today's parents - the "hardest thing they've ever done." When parents raised children, grandparents wer...

John Rosemond, a psychologist, holds his profession up to the light of objective scrutiny and finds it seriously lacking in credibility. Psychology (of the clinical sort) is fake science consisting of fake theories, fake evaluations, fake diagnoses, fake therapies, and fake medications. It has caused much damage and needs to fade into the sunset, like alchemy. Support the show Thanks for listening...