Parents lock 3 year old boy in car trunk to teach him not to be afraid of the dark.

[greywar]

Who remembers being thrown into the pool to learn to swim?

Forced to eat X

etc etc.

This has been used rightly or wrongly for a long time. Forced to face your fears. Most likely this is how they were raised. I know it surprises many here-but when you are raised that way you don't see anything wrong with it. Course it helps to read a book on parenting....

[Billy_J]

Originally Posted by greywar

Who remembers being thrown into the pool to learn to swim?

Forced to eat X

etc etc.

This has been used rightly or wrongly for a long time. Forced to face your fears. Most likely this is how they were raised. I know it surprises many here-but when you are raised that way you don't see anything wrong with it. Course it helps to read a book on parenting....

Hummm... With that line of thinking, rape victims will "get used to it" if they are forcibly raped multiple times?

And the 4 year old dog I adopted will get over being afraid of enclosed spaces if I force it into a cage and lock the door?

I think NOT!

Note I had my head forcibly held under water the first time I went into a swimming pool and ever since don't like water on my head - had LOTS of trouble later on learning how to swim because I did not want to put my head under water.

[somebodynew]

Originally Posted by greywar

Who remembers being thrown into the pool to learn to swim?

Forced to eat X

etc etc.

This has been used rightly or wrongly for a long time. Forced to face your fears. Most likely this is how they were raised. I know it surprises many here-but when you are raised that way you don't see anything wrong with it. Course it helps to read a book on parenting....

A little pet peeve of mine. I was raised that way is a CRAPTASTIC reason to perpetuate bad actions. But alas there is a lot of ignorance in the world. I agree with you, learn to THINK.