Don’t indulge spoilt brats, libertarian head advises

The head teacher of a controversial school where children help make the rules has written a guide that berates indulgent parents who allow their offspring to behave like spoilt brats.

Summerhill opened in 1921, shocking the educational establishment by putting child freedom and democracy at its heart and allowing pupils to shun lessons and exams.

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A century later the 75-year-old daughter of its founder, AS Neill, is running the boarding school along the same libertarian lines and — rather than planning to retire — is bringing out a book on parenting.

While some of the advice is expectedly lenient, Zoë Neill Readhead is strict about bedtimes and screen time and berates parents who smile indulgently while their children misbehave. The book gives advice on letting...

.https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/head-of-summerhill-free-range-school-urges-parents-to-stop-indulging-your-brats-krxgcq3tp

Don’t indulge spoilt brats, libertarian head advises

Don’t indulge spoilt brats, libertarian head advises

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