It seems lately I’ve been reading and hearing quite a lot of advice from parents about the importance of letting your kids be who they want to be without fear of criticism or ridicule. Which is all well and good on the surface, but what about the kid who wants to be rude? Or lazy? Or stinky? I don’t tell my children what to think and feel. Well, not completely. Because there is a point where I do have to step in and explain certain things to them/Idaho Dad, A Family Runs Through It. More here.

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Question: Should you provide considerable guidance to your children or simply "let them be" to figure it out themselves?