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There really aren't any human experiments that can be done to inform you how to parent at any given moment. So what can help with your parenting? Read More
This is awful.
I'm trying to decide exactly what the piece is about. Science is limited (a response to people calling you out over your misuse of evidence in that CIO post?) but then you tell people to parent according to "established principles." You offer no evidence for those principles, merely a claim that science is backing them up.
The emperor has no clothes, and you have no science to back your assertions, so you're left to fall back on claiming science can't teach you how to parent--while simultaneously claiming scientific support for your principles. Your argument is riddled with logical fallacies.
thanks for asking for clarification
I added a "bottom line" clarification saying that for parenting, science can give us info on trends, on evolutionary history, on mechanisms, but it can't give us precise direction on what to do in a particular situation. Too often, we hear that a science experiment showed that x worked, without understanding the context and limited generalizability; but then we treat it as certain knowledge to be applied in all similar circumstances. This is unwise for the reasons I pointed out.
Agreed!
I once heard that we should use research findings like a drunk uses a light post--for support not illumination. I love research. I love participating in it, reading it and talking about it. I think it is one way we understand ourselves, but it is just one way. Thanks Darcia for your common sense approach to research and its limitations.
I like that!
I like that!
There's a scientific term for that which you like.
It's called "confirmation bias". It's something honest researchers try to avoid, and it makes for some really lousy decision-making.
Just sayin'.
What I like
I like the acknowledgement that science cannot tell us everything about reality. It can "disconfirm" hunches (or not) but it can't much deal with what some call the "unmanifest" (in contrast with the "manifest," which is what science addresses).
I have to say that I agree with most of what you write
The main gest seems to be to be loving and caring and natural, as much as possible.
Question about TV
A question for you Dr. Narvaez about TV watching. I am aware of the risks associated with TV watching in young children. However, I would like my 2 year old son to learn French, however, I do NOT speak French. So I let my son watch a little bit (~ 1-3 hours/week) of cartoons in French so he can at least have some exposure.
Can I ask you what you think of this? And if you think there might be a safe minimum? I appreciate your knowledge. Thank you.
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