“THEOr I created you and I … I love you ». This is how many children, involved in the Complete the Challenge phrase On Tiktok, The authoritarian phrases that for decades have been as a soundtrack on the Italian home walls are rewritten with spontaneity and tenderness. No more threats, punishments or warnings, in their place, smiles and statements of affection. A linguistic revolution that reflects a profound transformation into educational culture, but which also raises more than one question.
Viral social challenge on the web
The social challenge, which has become viral in a few weeks, stages parents and children struggling with traditional expressions to be reinterpreted. “This house is not a hotel” becomes “this house is not … ugly”, “As long as you live in this house you do as I say” turns into “until you live in this house … you won’t want another”. A game? Perhaps. But behind lightness, an epochal change is glimpsed: from an education based on power and control, to a relationship based on empathy, dialogue and equality. But is it really all positive? Some experts warn: this turning point risks overturning the roles, confusing the border between educational figure and friendly figure.
The negative sides of too “kind” education
In a society increasingly attentive to the emotional sphere, the danger is that of transform the parent into a sort of “therapist” of the son, More intent on validating any emotion than to guide with authoritativeness. Children, they remember some educators, do not need adults who deal with them, but safe guides who know how to put limits, listen and also leave room for error. The critical point, however, is not only in thing to the children, but also where and how. The fact that educational moments become viral content on social media feeds further reflection: To what extent is it right to expose your children online, even if to show your “kind education”? The childhood ingenuity, so tender in front of the screen, risks becoming an involuntary show. The authenticity of the family affection is transformed into performance, into “content” to be viewed, commenting, sharing. But education is not a show.
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