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When parents discover they have conflicting philosophies about childhood

My spouse and I are raising kids and we're realizing we have fundamentally different ideas about what childhood should be for - protection versus preparation, wonder versus realism. We love our kids desperately but we're parenting from completely different worldviews and it shows.

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Two loving parents are finding that their different beliefs about the nature and purpose of childhood are creating inconsistency and tension in how they raise their children.

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