Parenting lesson from Sheriff Taylor

[singledad]

Originally Posted by tadamsmar

Please explain, what 40 years of research are you talking about? Please provide PubMed references so that no one will think you are confusing research with mere opinion.

Fortunately, the regular members on this forum know I'm not in the habit of deliberately talking crap, and that I understand the difference between research and opinion, so I'm not worried

Originally Posted by tadamsmar

Also, surely you are aware that we all depend on plenty of research findings that are 40 year old or older. There is simply no basis for rejecting reasearch findings simply because they have been around for a while. There is no cut-off point of that sort. None of you are doing yourselves a favor by claiming this.

Nobody is rejecting it because its old. We simply choose to look at the research that built on those findings in the last 40 years. If you make and effort stay up to date in any scientific field, the first thing you will notice is that science isn't static. New studies build on, improve on, and sometimes disprove the findings of older studies. Sometimes they even suggest a whole new way of looking at something.

In a nutshell - We are not rejecting the research findings on behaviorism because it is old. We are rejecting it because newer studies have proved that it is fundamentally flawed. Refer to bssage's post for more detail.

Originally Posted by tadamsmar

So where is all this new research?

Please accept my apology for going home and spending time with my child before doing your homework for you. I just thought that giving my daughter some love and (positive) attention was more important (and more fun) than spending time on an internet forum posting research links for someone who can't be bothered to search for it himself

Fortunately, that gave parentastic the time to reply instead. I trust you are satisfied with the info he posted?

[tadamsmar]

Originally Posted by Parentastic

Look dude, I have taken over 900+ hours of formation at the university level in developmental psychology and lifespan to become a family life educator. Are you REALLY expecting me to write down here the result of what I have learned over 2 years?

I have no such credentials. I guess I should take everything you say on authority.

When you tell me that Kazdin's and Webster-Stratton's methods are bad, I guess I should take it on authority that those are bad methods.

When you direct me to Gershoff who approves of Kazdin's Parent Mangement Training and Webster-Stratton's methods, then I guess I should take it on authority that those are good methods.

[bssage]

First i travel for work. When awh (away from home) i use a tablet or my phone. Typing is pita, so i wait to get home.

Second. No you do not need to take pstc on authority. But simular to. A md or even car mechanic. We all know he has spent a significant amount of time formally studieng these issues. So even though i do not always agree. I do place additionall weight on his opinions. Because they generaly are "informed opinions".

Ps my only credintials are being a daddy