A new book by Abigail Shrier is all the rage: Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren’t Growing Up. As the title and subtitle suggest, Shrier opines that bad therapy in the form of “gentle parenting” is ruining the current generation of children in America.
I have been posted about the book on my X (Twitter) account and on my Facebook Gospel-Centered Biblical Counseling group. I’ve seen a number of reviews: some very positive, especially by fellow biblical counselors. And I’ve seen some negative reviews, but none by biblical counselors. I hope to do a much longer comprehensive biblical counseling review of Bad Therapy. For now, I wanted to share a few preliminary thoughts.
Some Thoughts…and Biblical Counseling Concerns
First I am not a proponent of “gentle parenting.” However, for a number of reasons, I do have concerns about BCers giving glowing reviews of Bad Therapy (my more comprehensive review will note some strengths, but many weaknesses and concerns).
Here are nine biblical counseling concerns I have about Shrier’s book, Bad Therapy.
1. Shrier bases her view of parenting on evolutionary psychology (numerous quotes and references). I’ve not heard any other biblical counseling folks even mention that important reality.
2. Her view of parenting is contrary to a biblical
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