Send him mail. “One Voluntaryist’s Perspective” is an original column appearing most Mondays at Everything-Voluntary.com, by the founder and editor Skyler J. Collins. Archived columns can be found here. OVP-only RSS feed available here. There’s a growing trend among libertarians to distance the movement from those whose intolerance of others are based on race, gender,…
Tag: children
Building a Fort is Anti-Social
Or rather, anti-socialism. Children these days must be either in school being regimented and indoctrinated or inside at home playing war-themed video games. Anything else, like building a fort in the woods with friends, is too individualistic, too creative, too educational, ie. is contrary to the designs of the state. Skyler.
Active Listening Improves Communication
Editor’s Pick. Written by Genevieve Simperingham. Why won’t my child listen to me? Why won’t she open up when it’s obvious that something’s bothering her? Why does he answer back? Why does she shout rather than talk when she gets upset? Why does he lash out when frustrated rather than seeking my support? Active Listening…
Childhood Spanking and Corporal Punishment
Editor’s Pick. Written by Danilo Cuellar. The repercussions that childhood assault, more commonly known as spanking, has on the adult that emerges later in life is profound and devastating. Violence does not solve any problem in “government”, nor in parenting. It also does not justify the propagation of further violence. Warranting violence to solve violence…
Patience as a Verb
Send her mail. “Balancing on My Toes” is an original column appearing every other Friday at Everything-Voluntary.com, by Angel M. Ethell. Angel lives in the Chicagoland area with her family: sons Teen (13) and Lil G (2) along with their little sister Cassie Pie (dog), her partner Daddy G and father-in-law Grandpa G. She loves…
The Values of a Voluntaryist
Send him mail. This article combines two columns written by the editor, Skyler J. Collins, in March 2013. Those columns are “My Reasons for Voluntaryism” and “Voluntaryism as a System of Values“. As an individual, I speak only for myself. Looking over the last few years, I can see that what has been the primary…
How I Intend to Educate My Children
Editor’s Pick. Written by Connor Boyack. Because I’ve written several books along with hundreds of articles, op-eds, and other material all dealing with politics, economics, history, and religion, people often assume that my educational background deals with these subjects. The truth is quite different—I strongly disliked, and performed poorly in, these types of courses in…
When Children Reach Adulthood
Send him mail. “One Improved Unit” is an original column appearing sporadically on Monday at Everything-Voluntary.com, by the founder and editor Skyler J. Collins. Archived columns can be found here. OIU-only RSS feed available here. Many, if not most, of my fellow Americans would disagree with mine and my wife’s latest decision on what to…
Re: On Child Misbehavior
Very interesting thoughts by Skyler on child misbehavior. It is my understanding that ALL choices that everyone makes are done to fulfill some unmet need. Even if we are incorrect in our calculation that the need will be met or are unaware consciously of what that need is. What is “misbehavior” anyway but choices that…
On Child Misbehavior
I don’t think that children misbehave. Rather, I think they behave exactly as expected when either their needs are not being met, or when they are trying to meet their own needs as best they can at the moment and in their present environment. Think about it. When a child is coloring on the wall,…