Parents need to ask babies for consent...

You mean to say that a piece of Tighty Rightie outrage is based on a distortion? I'm shocked!

*Looks at Hawai'i* Weeeeeell...

Promising something and than not keeping your word will always burn you in the end.

Kids remember everything you promise and don't follow up on. They are like wives in that regard.

Interestingly enough inmates, most of who act like kids that never grew up, also remember every promise you make. Which is why you never make a promise or do a "favor" for an inmate.

From what I know of my own classmates and both of the people who came into the Navy as well adjusted individuals, the parenting that works to produce the best kids:

*Realizes their children are individuals
*Realizes children are not a tool to extend the parents' ego or fix a broken marriage
*Realize and accept that no matter what views they indoctrinate their kids with, that the kid might not agree and that's okay
*Realize that explaining to a child about why a thing is or is not happening isn't "permissive parenting" and a kid asking for an explaination is not "talking back" and doesn't need a whooping.

It's really that simple.

Raise kids in an open environment where they don't feel judged or scared to speak up for themselves and you'll never need to sneak in a diary (or online blog) to find out what is going on in their lives.

do you mean "lean to the lord?" maybe you made a typo