Chapter 26

Chapters 0:00 Parental Excuses 0:27 Reasonable Parental Excuses 1:36 The Pattern of Parental Excuses 1:58 Different Moral Standards for Adults and Children 2:38 Parents' Responsibilities vs. Children's Chores 4:17 Absolutes in Parenting Situations 4:53 Examples of Parental Excuses 10:26 Moving Forward Excuse 12:09 Threatening with Parental Authority 12:59 Parents' Lack of Curiosity About Children's Problems 14:00 Parenting Jokes and Excuses 14:25 Excuse of "Just Joking" 15:43 Parents' Double Standards in Communication 18:01 Parents' Rules in Comparison to Hotel Rules 18:24 Hypocrisy in Parental Behavior 21:25 Incremental Improvements vs. Principles 24:40 Parental Claim of "Hurts Me More" 25:49 Misinterpretation of Biblical Texts 29:03 Comparison Excuses in Parenting 29:56 Excuse of "You'll Understand When You're a Parent" 30:46 Sibling Conflicts Excuse 34:08 Excuse of "That's How I Was Raised" 36:16 Excuse of "They Turned Out Fine" 38:07 Imaginary Disaster Scenarios Excuse 39:34 No Excuse for Children, No Excuse for Parents 42:22 Free Will vs. Environmental Determinism in Parenting 44:06 Challenges of Being a Peaceful Parent 1:06:00 The Shadows Cast by Your Actions 1:19:21 Transparent and Pathetic Manipulation 1:28:19 The Promise of Imaginary Future Benefits