Okay. FIRST, I've recomended that the child have input, so this isn't "I'm ignoring your input." SECOND, there simply is no "chop chop"--particularly since these words were once used by racists to direct Chinese laborers to labor more quickly than possible. THIRD, it is possible--but not likely--that following this advice will result in your being estranged from your kid. That would be bad. The only thing worse then estrangement would be if your kid never becomes able to be a happy and productive adult. Perhaps I should have included this possibility in the article, and I thank you for pointing out the possibility since I didn't. LAST, any abusive parent can use this or any other advice as an excuse to continue being abusive. The only thing that can stop terrible abuse is removing a child from the abusive parent--which has already happened in this article, as is explained at its beginning.

It does seem from your angry comment that you've experienced abuse yourself and as a result were not prepared to read the article carefully. If you have children, it may be that they have been abused as well, which would make any sane mother furious. So, thank you for responding, and I wish you a better future than your past may have been.