CAN ‘OFF-GRID’ PARENTING EVER WORK?
Raising children with barely any boundaries is a growing trend, but experts fear it could lead to a generation unable to fit into society
By Mel Fallowfield
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Parenting styles came under the spotlight last week after a cafe owner told her customers she would no longer tolerate unruly children, followed by a couple appearing on TV to defend their right to raise their kids without rules.
Both incidents sparked angry comments and split opinion – at a time when parenting has never been so hotly debated.
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So it’s no surprise that Kim Christofi, the owner of a popular drinks and snacks kiosk in Felixstowe, Suffolk, made headlines when she told her customers that if parents were “too scared to discipline their children” she’d do it for them.