Raising in the Family

Anton Semyonovich Makarenko — a Soviet educator and writer, author of world-famous methods of upbringing and re-education of adolescents. What to do when a child stops obeying, and how to find the right path that will help establish contact with them? The collection «On Raising in the Family» by Anton Makarenko — is a harsh pedagogical prose aimed against sentimental laxity in upbringing. The key problem that the author addresses is the total crisis of the parental «I». He identifies a dozen false types of «power»: from despotic terror to cynical bribery and indulgent «love-pampering», proving that all these methods lead to raising a coward, a liar, or a domestic tyrant. Makarenko's recipe shocks with its simplicity and requires immense self-work: authority must be based solely on the civil persona of the elders, on their labor and precise knowledge of the child's life. Conversations about morality are useless if the parents themselves live carelessly, quarrel, or do not respect the labor of others. This book — is a direct guide to raising a worthy person, refuting the myth that love can be given «just like that», without discipline and routine.