Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

by Yuval Noah Harari

Today, parental authority is in full retreat. Youngsters are increasingly excused from obeying their elders, whereas parents are blamed for anything that goes wrong in the life of their child. Mum and Dad are about as likely to be found innocent in the Freudian courtroom as were defendants in a Stalinist show trial.

To attempt to right some abuse issues we have empowered children to the point that parents are in many cases afraid of their children. The State will believe the child over the parent. The parent is presumed guilty until proven innocent. The State knows better how to raise children than we do, right?