Marrani Jackson Bad Toys Analysis

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In the article Gals and Dolls: The Moral Value of “Bad Toys” the author, Marni Jackson, uses several examples to show how overbearing parenting can be destructive to a child later on in life. The first piece of evidence she uses is from psychoanalyst Alice Miller. Who writes that any “system of moral values imposed on children is damaging” and uses the example that many of the world’s most notorious criminals grew up in a rigid and strict household. Jackson is careful to point out that Miller is not suggesting absent parenting, but instead fair treatment, that will help a child develop a stronger sense of justice than they would have with “moral correction”. Jackson than uses the example of children’s toys, and how simple parental awareness
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