The Ultimatum of Guilt and Shame: A Tale of Two Families' Struggles The recent letters to Slate's Care and Feeding column have highlighted a disturbing trend in modern parenting: the use of guilt, shame, and ultimatums as tools for discipline.
In one letter, a father is faced with an impossible choice: abandon his son or risk losing his unborn twins.
The other letter describes a mother who has taken away her 13 year old son's phone and social media privileges after discovering he posted explicit content online.