Am I wrong for teaching my daughter the importance of sleep?

Critics of the narrator’s approach might argue that enforcing full participation in activities like swimming or homework, despite visible exhaustion, could verge on punitive rather than educational. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) emphasizes that children have the right to rest and leisure. Ensuring a balance between lessons in accountability and respecting a child’s well-being is critical to avoid crossing into what some might perceive as neglectful territory.

However, this method does resonate with psychological principles like grit and resilience, as highlighted by psychologist Angela Duckworth, who emphasizes that perseverance through short-term discomfort can build long-term adaptability.

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The author shares their experience of teaching their 7-year-old daughter the importance of sleep. The author believes that their daughter is not understanding why they have to go to bed early, and they want her to understand the consequences of the trade-off between sleep and early mornings. They allow her to stay up as long as she wants, but their wife protests that she will be too tired for school tomorrow.

The author wakes up at 7 am, and their daughter sleeps on the sofa for two hours before school. After school, the author forces her to go to bed for her swimming lesson, causing her to cry. The next night, she refuses to stay up with them. The author’s wife questioned their parenting technique, claiming it was borderline neglectful and manipulative.

After a few conversations with friends and family, the author starts to doubt themselves. The author also shares a personal experience of almost killing their daughter by sending her to a 2ft pool with a swimming instructor.