Breakpoint Is Your Parenting Disordered?
Jan 5, 2026
Explore the rise of outsourced parenting and the intriguing trend of digital detox camps for kids. Delve into the debate about whether parents should take on the tough task of teaching everyday skills instead of outsourcing them. Discover the philosophical insights of Thomas Aquinas on love and priorities in family life. John Stonestreet highlights the dangers of lawnmower parenting and its impact on Gen Z. Ultimately, he emphasizes the importance of parental authority and nurturing well-ordered adults amidst a culture that often sidelines families.
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Parents Paying For Basic Parenting Tasks
- Parents are hiring digital detox camps and kid-concierge services to teach basic skills and limit screen time.
- Campers resist, hide phones, show withdrawal, and sometimes run away to keep devices.
Order Of Loves Explains Parenting Choices
- Thomas Aquinas' order of loves explains why parents might outsource or avoid hard parenting tasks.
- When self becomes the priority, parenting duties like correction and training get deprioritized.
Two Extremes Undermine Maturity
- Lawn mowing and concierge parenting are opposite extremes but share disordered loves.
- Over-involved parents remove obstacles or do work for adult children, undermining maturity.