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“Permissiveness constantly deprives children of the examples of adult-centred life where they can find the place they seek in a natural hierarchy of greater and lesser experience, and where their desirable actions are accepted and their undesirable actions rejected, while they themselves are always accepted. Children need to see that they are assumed to be wed intentioned, naturally social people who are trying to do the right thing and want a reliable reaction from their elders to guide them.”

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Jean Liedloff
Jean Liedloff

Jean Liedloff was a renowned author known for her research on primitive cultures and her unique insights into human development. Her work primarily explored the impact of early human cultures on individual growth, particularly on children. more

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