Where do you draw the line between blind obedience and anarchy in parenting?

Surely the two extremes have to meet somewhere in the middle in order to raise healthy children?Where do you draw the line between blind obedience and anarchy in parenting?
The line is drawn depending on age. Before they are pre-teens, you can do the ';blind'; obedience. This is healthy because they really don't know any better. However, once they begin to get older your role needs to change to be more of a friend. This is a tough thing to change. I recommend Kevin Leman's books. They are humorous, yet practical. The sooner you can read them the better. Good for you for asking! The transition stage is the toughest. Always do it out of love, don't attempt to make your children happy, instead make them different and love them. Lots of grace, and encouragement will go a long way. Good luck.Where do you draw the line between blind obedience and anarchy in parenting?
We have always raised our children to learn how to obey at a very young age. At the time they start to grasp critical thinking we allow them to calmly and rationally debate. Most of the times we stand our ground but there have been times when we change rules.


I think it has a lot to do w/ respect. It's encouraged to question authority but in a respectful way and be able to accept the ultimate decision made by authority.


You have to adjust your parenting as the child progresses. Did that make sense?