• LilB0kChoy@midwest.social
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    2 days ago

    Just because it makes sense to you doesn’t mean it’s a sensible idea.

    Just because it doesn’t make sense to you doesn’t mean it’s not a sensible idea.

    It has been studied and behavioral health experts advise against it.

    The same behavioral experts I was taken to by my parents? The ones who helped them implement a “family contract” that resulted in one of the most miserable parts of my childhood? The “family contract” that made me resent my parents for many years?

    Maybe, just maybe, behavioral health experts are a reflection of the times and their society and because it’s fallen out of favor doesn’t mean it’s bad or doesn’t work, just that it’s not accepted practice any longer.

    Unlike you I didn’t make a statement of fact without supporting evidence. I offered up my own, personal, direct experience and how it affected me along with my opinion that context and situation should be a consideration.

    I laugh if you think taking away video games or no tv would have worked to stop me from slamming the door. Unsurprisingly, of all the things my parents tried, removing the door so I couldn’t slam it was the effective solution.