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The development of the German psycho-social milieu prevalent at the time of Hitler's rising should not be laid entirely at his or the Nazi's doors. Germans started experimenting with 'scientific' or psychological methods of childrearing starting in the late 18th Century, but they culminated in truly horrific guidelines promulgated by the time Hitler rose.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/harsh-nazi-parenting-guidelines-may-still-affect-german-children-of-today1/

https://library.villanova.edu/Find/Record/2629782/Description

https://home.kpn.nl/mok00036/Melancholia5.htm

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