> A lot of tantrums would be avoided if parents were more explicit about why they're giving certain advice.

For that, parents would need time. But if we have to spend half of our day with work or work-related tasks (commute, lunch break)...

Society (or let's be real, capitalism) forces us to work unhealthy amounts of hours and then wonders why there aren't enough children and of the children that remain, they dumb down every year...