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Re: Boy Dies at Georgia Camp for Troubled Children (none / 0) (#10)
by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 12:59:04 PM EST
This story is a true tragedy. It is too bad some want to blame it on James Dobson or even George Bush. “Tough Love” has nothing to do with violence or withholding the necessities of life, including medical inhalers. It simply means setting firm boundaries and sticking to them. The “tough” refers to the difficulty a parent or spouse has in actually implementing the plan. An example: a wife says to her husband, “You cheat on me again, and I’m leaving you, forever.” If the husband cheats and the wife leaves, that’s tough love. If the wife says, “You cheat on me again, and I’ll kill you.” and then does, that’s not tough love. That’s a crime. Here is James Dobson’s answer to a question about how to handle a violent teen. Notice that even then, he doesn't respond with force. And here is a summary of how to raise a strong-willed child. This seems rather obvious to me, but if the phrase “tough love” has been corrupted by others, that isn’t Dobson’s fault. CA had it right when he called it, “some stupid idea of ‘tough love’." CA, sorry for your loss.

Boy Dies at Georgia Camp for Troubled Children | 13 comments (13 topical)

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