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Parents push back against 'independence' advice culture

Original: And parenting is saturated with similar stuff. Don’t pick them up too much, don’t spoil them, don’t let them become depe

Writer Katy Elphinstone is criticising mainstream parenting advice that warns against picking children up too often, comforting them at night, or letting them become dependent. She argues dependence is treated unfairly as a developmental failure rather than a normal part of childhood. The comments reflect a wider debate about attachment, crying it out and so-called spoiling.

Why now: Ongoing debate over attachment parenting versus traditional independence-focused advice is resurfacing online.

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• And parenting is saturated with similar stuff. Don’t pick them up too much, don’t spoil them, don’t let them become dependent. Don’t comfort them if they’re scared at night. Let them cry. Make them “independent”… As though dependence is some kind of developmental failure,… · KatyElphinstone@mas.to · 32

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