Dr David Coleman: My husband is too harsh when dealing with our son, how do I get him to ease off?
If your other half’s parenting style is more old-style and authoritarian than yours, show them that there could be a different way to handle problems
“My husband uses old-style parenting, and his harsh approach isn’t working with our 11-year-old son. How can I get him to ease off?” I was asked recently.
The mother didn’t give details, but I wonder if the “harsh approach” she described may entail a lot of rules, a lot of punishments and perhaps a lot of criticism. Many Irish parents in their 40s and 50s will probably have experienced this kind of parenting when they were growing up.
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