A Philosopher As Parent (Part 1) – Stefan Molyneux
To those would be parents, here is some wonderful advice on parenting from Stefan Molyneux, as he applies philosophy and some wisdom to help him with bringing up his seven month old daughter.
I am of the same philosophical mindset to parenting as Stefan, and as I have said in the past, the wisdom I am learning from just observing my little boy has proved so far to be of valuable assistance toward my own personal growth.
When you get the time please also read my posts ‘The Wisdom of Becoming a Child Again’ and ‘The Wise Lessons of Fatherhood: Baby J is 1 Year Old Today!’ to understand how much having a child can teach us about ourselves and life in general.
Please now watch and learn from Stefan as he may give you some wise pointers on making the difficulties of parenthood a little easier, as demonstrated by the following quote from his video A Philosopher As Parent,
“The first thing that I think is really important, and has been really helpful to me in terms of dealing with my daughter is to remember that when she is upset she is not in opposition to me, but in fact she is trying to help me.”
~ Stefan Molyneux
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This man has torn families apart! He convinces vulnerable college age students to leave their families w/o any explanation. Some families haven’t seen their kids in 4 years! He calls it ‘defoo’(foo=family of origin). Simply google “fdrliberated”, or “Molyneux Cult Watch” to get the real story. There are also 2 news articles on him and his website. They are 1)”You’ll Never See Me Again” at http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2008/nov/15/family-relationships-fdr-defoo-cult and 2)”How a Cyberphilosopher Convinced Followers to Cut Off Family at http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/article727644.ece . Please do NOT extol this man’s virtues, he has none.
Thank you for your comment, Peter, however I found Stefan’s thinking behind parenting young children philosophically to be both rather refreshing and viable. I don’t think that is extolling one’s virtues, although who am I to say if anyone is virtuous or not.
As far as the accusations you have made against Stefan here, I have no idea if they are true or not, or if he actually intended for children to run away from home. I always thought Stefan was a huge advocate against child abuse, as he felt that it is the one of the reasons for society’s destructive problems at present – I agree with him.
But to be honest with you, I’m only concerned about the wise observational advice Stefan has offered in relation to raising his own child – this I felt was useful to others in the same situation (which I’m in with my little boy), so I deemed it to be worthy of mention on this blog.
Thanks again for your concern.
With all due respect, I do not make unfounded accusations. This link will take you to the proof.
http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/freedomain-radio-f26/quickies-t2023-30.htm#29589
I, too, agree that bad parenting is responsible for a lot of the problems kids have. However, mr. molyneux believes ALL parents are bad. Don’t take my word for it, you can hear these very words come out of his and his wife’s mouth. His podcasts #504 and 724 are worth listening to for these facts.
That said, there are some podcasts I really think are helpful, like the one on failure. I think he has a good take on that.