
Responding to #3 here because YY won’t let me respond directly: Unfortunately, a lot of parents and non-parents think abusing and beating fear into a child is the “correct” way to go for discipline. Obedience and fear ≠ raised well. Healthy creativity, exploration, and growth is going to be a supported messy, loud, up all night, and asking questions 24/7-for-quite-some-time chaos. Not everyone is ready for that. Most aren’t, honestly.