Issue 17: Rethinking Modesty and Discipline
Dear Conscious Caregivers,
This week, we delve into a sensitive yet crucial topic: the role of bodily autonomy and modesty in modern discipline. It's a truth we must acknowledge: the social conditioning around nudity is not gender-neutral. Girls, from ...
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- Sat Sep 19, 2026 6:01 am
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- Sat Sep 19, 2026 6:03 am
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First Batch of Replies to Issue 17
[ Response from Jennifer, an avid reader of 5 years ]
Dear Progressive Parenting Perspectives,
I am writing to you today not just as a longtime reader, but as a true believer. For five years, your newsletter has been my parenting bible, the well I draw from when I feel lost. Your advice on ...
Dear Progressive Parenting Perspectives,
I am writing to you today not just as a longtime reader, but as a true believer. For five years, your newsletter has been my parenting bible, the well I draw from when I feel lost. Your advice on ...
- Sat Sep 19, 2026 6:18 am
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Re: Progressive Parenting Perspectives
If anyone else wants to make their own "replies" to issue 17, please feel free. I'll link them in the index. 
- Sat Sep 19, 2026 3:10 pm
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Re: Progressive Parenting Perspectives
What an awesome idea. Count on me having an input.superevil7 wrote: Sat Sep 19, 2026 6:18 am If anyone else wants to make their own "replies" to issue 17, please feel free. I'll link them in the index.![]()
- Sat Sep 19, 2026 5:22 pm
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[Kyle, a happy brother, son of a subscriber]
Hello Progressive Parenting,
My name is Kyle, I’m 16, and I wanted to write to let you and your readers know that your advice doesn’t just help parents. I have a little sister, who is 13, and until recently she has been a monster. Her name is Susan, and she wouldn’t respect my privacy or boundaries ...
My name is Kyle, I’m 16, and I wanted to write to let you and your readers know that your advice doesn’t just help parents. I have a little sister, who is 13, and until recently she has been a monster. Her name is Susan, and she wouldn’t respect my privacy or boundaries ...
- Sat Sep 19, 2026 11:11 pm
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[ Response from a red-blooded American ]
Dear PPP,
Let me preface by saying I am a man. A father. A husband. A provider. And a proud Republican. I believe in God, this great country, and in discipline. Both I and my wife were raised with a belt and a firm hand, and we turned out just fine. So you will understand my skepticism when I first ...
Let me preface by saying I am a man. A father. A husband. A provider. And a proud Republican. I believe in God, this great country, and in discipline. Both I and my wife were raised with a belt and a firm hand, and we turned out just fine. So you will understand my skepticism when I first ...
- Mon Sep 21, 2026 1:53 pm
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[ Dad told me to write this. ]
To the people at Progressive Parenting Perspectives,
You printed a letter from a man who signed himself "A Red-blooded American." That's my dad. And the girl he was talking about, the one who is no longer getting spanked? That's me. My name is Stella. I'm 11 years old. Dad told me to write about ...
You printed a letter from a man who signed himself "A Red-blooded American." That's my dad. And the girl he was talking about, the one who is no longer getting spanked? That's me. My name is Stella. I'm 11 years old. Dad told me to write about ...
- Thu Sep 24, 2026 5:28 pm
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Re: Progressive Parenting Perspectives
(I absolutely loved the original concept and the additional articles everyone wrote! Here is mine.)
Dear Progressive Parenting Perspectives,
My name is Heather. I grew up in a small rural town called Mayberry. No, it's not the place from that old TV show, but you'd be forgiven for not noticing ...
Dear Progressive Parenting Perspectives,
My name is Heather. I grew up in a small rural town called Mayberry. No, it's not the place from that old TV show, but you'd be forgiven for not noticing ...