Best parenting advice I have ever seen:

[ZERO THEORY]

but 12 kids in 15.5 years?

If you had 1-3 kids to implement these strategies with, imagine the possibilities. Each child would not only get these self-sufficiency principles, but you'd actually have some time to dedicate to each individual child. I'd say the kind of distant overseer aspect is my main disagreement with the article. Those same rules with some actual interpersonal care would be phenomenal for a developing child/adolescent.

Would be a great family to be neighbors with or friends of your own kids.

I don't have any kids of my own, but I know that my nephews could certainly use some peers like this in their lives. Damn kids are already par for this generation's course; they and their buddies all huddle together to play around on tablets and XBOX.