On parenting: environment shapes children more than lecturing, per Mencius's mother
alfred_lua · x · 2026-11-08
A fatherhood blog post by Alfred Lua draws on the story of Mencius's mother, who moved homes repeatedly — from a cemetery to a market to next to a school — to shape her son's environment. The author argues that environment shapes children's character as much as or more than parental teaching, and parents have a duty to help choose that environment before kids can choose it themselves.
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