Comment by dcustodio
6 years ago
It's a nice story but I've seen this parenting technique applied in our western society:
- "Don't do this or the police will arrest you".
- "eat you yogurt or that kid over there is going to eat it".
Isn't this fearmongering?
I'll ask, "Can I have your yogurt?" Loss aversion kicks in pretty quickly. I don't think it's "fear" exactly because they can say no.
I think the police example is bad. We're based in the UK and we tell our children that the police are there to help. I don't want my children to grow up scared of the police.
I do, because I don’t want them to get shot (US obviously).