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Show summary
We continue our commentary and discussion on Jordan B. Peterson’s 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos, and in this episode we discuss socializing children out of the “terrible twos” and we review Dr. Peterson’s 5 disciplinary principles (RULE 5 / Do not let your children do anything that makes you dislike them).
Show notes
0:40 – “Two-year-olds, statistically speaking, are the most violent of people” (Peterson, J.B. & Flanders, J. (2005). Play and the regulation of aggression.)
7:25 – The parent-friend problem
10:25 – Undesirable social behaviour in children if uncorrected, may manifest into major anti-social behaviour later in life
11:22 – “She was out to produce a little God-Emperor of the Universe.”
13:28 – Disciplinary principle #1: “Limit the rules”
16:08 – Disciplinary principle #2: “Use minimum necessary force”
23:04 – Disciplinary principle #3: “Parents should come in pairs” (Amato, P.R. & Keith, B. (1991). Parental Divorce and the Well-Being of Children: A Meta-Analysis.)
24:37 – Disciplinary principle #4: “Parents should understand their own capacity to be harsh, vengeful, arrogant, resentful, angry and deceitful”
27:32 – Disciplinary principle #5: “Parents have a duty to act as proxies for the real world”
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GenYChron Ep. 0008 – Demystifying yourself, your IQ and the education system
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Do you know how your personality compares to 10 000 others? This week we try to demystify ourselves by taking a scientifically valid personality test. The results were somewhat surprising… we also discuss some facts worth knowing about intelligence and how your IQ is determined. To top it off, we talk about our childhood experiences in an obsolete education system.
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GenYChron Ep. 0011 – The Millennial marriage taboo and Generation Squeeze
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This week we focus on the benefits of marriage, the ever-changing perspective of marriage in Western society and the unfortunate victim mentality of Millennials. We’ve collected a tonne of facts that will make you second-guess your preconceptions about marriage. We also share our opinions about why we should actually be excited about Generation Y’s prospects.
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GenYChron Ep. 0006 – Languages, divorce and marshmallows
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This week we cover a mishmash of topics ranging from the slow death of bilingualism in Canada to discovering the secret recipe of Jasmin’s special breakfast. Also, did you know that marshmallows were eaten by ancient Egyptians to sooth sore throats, and that there are some countries where divorce is still illegal? Open up another tin of your favourite Surströmming and get ready to learn something new.
