The Problem with Politeness
This might be a blog more about friends and difficult conversation than medical aesthetics, but here goes. I was at a talk given by a famous childhood psychologist a few years back and I remember one comment he made that stuck with me. It went something like this. “The down fall of Canadian parenting is rooted in traditional British politeness.” This was of course coming from an Italian psychologist! His point was that we are often too polite for our own good. Kids understand direct, “un-polite,” commands from parents that are not laced with too many pleases and thank yous. … Continue Reading
