INTERVIEW – At a time when many parents are applying the principles of charity education, clinical psychologist Caroline Goldman warns against its excesses and reminds us of the importance of limits in children’s education.
What parent hasn’t tried to hug their child after a post-traumatic stress disorder to reassure them of their love? Explain (for the fifth time) why you shouldn’t hit other friends. Or have they simply devoured the books of this well-known charitable education? This educational movement, based on the three pillars of love, dialogue and boundaries, entered many French homes about ten years ago. But after being tempted, he now finds himself severely criticized.
Clinical psychologist Caroline Goldman is among his protégés. For several years, the specialist has been on a crusade against some French speakers of the movement. He accuses them of usurping the original definition by removing the “educational boundaries” component. The “alarming” consequences, according to the psychologist, are observed during the consultation: children are limitless, hermetic of authority, intolerant of disappointment and above all…
Source: Le Figaro
