Once a child reaches his independance, the parent who keeps on trying becomes an obstacle. Agree?

I believe the parent should be a guide, not an obstacle. The problem is when a child reaches his or her independance is losely termed. My child at one has already reached independance, but while I will let them learn on their own, I will only step back and guide them.

From a childs perspective, if they are feeling independant, they probably view their parents as an obstacle... which can be from teenager years until even later in life. Heck, while my parents often try to guide me, even at the age of 31, I sometimes feel they can be an obstacle. Yet, while my child may think I am an obstacle, when they turn 31, I will do the same thing.So I guess it depends on what the parent is doing or what the child is doing.

The terms can both have different definitions.

I don't agree, and I care if Maria Montessori said it or not. I'm a parent, and I've had parents. When parents love their children with respect for their child (as parents should have), they don't want to hold them back.

When parents love their child the way parents should, they want their child to grow up happy, well adjusted, independent, and whole.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.