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- noun The
state orphenomenon ofchildren dominating , particularly in the context of children'sneeds ,wishes , andpreferences beingaccorded equal or greaterstatus than those ofadults .
Etymologies
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Examples
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One of my favorite rising words is "kindergarchy," described here by Joseph Epstein as "rule by children," a condition whereby "children have gone from background to foreground figures in domestic life, with more and more attention centered on them, their upbringing, their small accomplishments, their right relationship with parents and grandparents."
Freakonomics 2008
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One of my favorite rising words is "kindergarchy," described here by Joseph Epstein as "rule by children," a condition whereby "children have gone from background to foreground figures in domestic life, with more and more attention centered on them, their upbringing, […]
Freakonomics 2008
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One of my favorite rising words is "kindergarchy," described here by Joseph Epstein as "rule by children," a condition whereby "children have gone from background to foreground figures in domestic life, with more and more attention centered on them, their upbringing, […]
Freakonomics 2008
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This problem has been painstakingly diagnosed, critiqued and named: overparenting, hyperparenting, helicopter parenting, and my personal favorite, the kindergarchy.
Why French Parents Are Superior Pamela Druckerman 2012
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Living in an ever-growing kindergarchy, kids need to learn a little heliocentric science and that the world does not revolve around them.
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Living in an ever-growing kindergarchy, kids need to learn a little heliocentric science and that the world does not revolve around them.
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Epstein is not a fan of kindergarchy: he calls it "dreary, boring, sadly misguided." shows that it's been around for several decades.
Freakonomics 2008
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Undoubtedly such men exist, but the real problem adults are not Parker's maligned metrosexuals, but the deadbeat dads, the absentee fathers, the misogynistic hip-hoppers, and the adult male children who populate the kindergarchy.
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Parker is much more on the mark when she talks of the effect on men of the kindergarchy:
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Screw the kindergarchy -- hey, maybe that's a new taboo!).
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