Right; parents qua parents, rather than parents as they represent their professional capacities. Naturally the two are not always mutually exclusive, if that's the word I want.


Quote Originally Posted by Monty92 View Post
A close friend of my missus - a university scholar and PhD dr no less - recently talked about “if” her 8 year-old daughter starts her period.

When asked what she meant by “if”, she relied “well I don’t want to make any assumptions”.

So there we are. Parents are aftually imparting their beliefs and values on their children more than ever. Just not in the way you mean.