Thoughts on Hell?

[Astreja]

There is a fine line between abuse and concern. I'm not saying that some parents don't cross that line but I do believe that most do not. I have seen cases where the children themselves multiply the fear within themselves and the parents coming to them to reassure them that things are alright using Bible studies to do so.

The risk of harming a child's psyche with the hell myth is just too great to risk it.  One child crying in terror in the night is one child too many.  I believe that it should be a felony to psychologically abuse minors with such things, and that only adults should be exposed to such horrible ideas.

I am not a helicopter parent.  My daughter is perfectly capable of deciding who her friends are.

 Are you saying you are one of those who lets their unknowlegeable child grow up on their own?

I can't even begin to fathom how you drew such an absurd conclusion from my statement.  The term 'helicopter parent' refers to overprotective parents who insinuate themselves into every aspect of a child's life, even when the child is already competent in that area.

My ex was a helicopter parent who tried to force my daughter into activities she clearly did not want to do, and she came to hate him and those activities.  My approach worked much better:  I facilitated things that she did want to do (for example, permitting her to enroll at a high school that had a particular course she wanted to take) and letting her work uninterrupted.  Today she's self-employed in the arts with a positive net worth, investments and no debt, so obviously my approach was good for something.