Alec Baldwin and Marci Klein at the UJA-Federation of New York's Leadership awards dinner in New York City on June 9, 2009. (PNP/WENN.COM)

Alec Baldwin is considering writing a parental guide book.

The actor, who was vilified in the media after an answer machine message of an attack on his teenage daughter Ireland was leaked online, insists he's the perfect person to pen a modern look at parenting.

Baldwin admits he was shocked by the letters and emails he received from fans who revealed they'd never been able to shake harsh things their parents had told them - and, as a result, opted to treat their own kids with kindness at all times.

As a result, he fears parents have stopped parenting.

He tells Playboy magazine, "It will be ironic for some people, but I'm going to write a parenting book.

"We're at... an awful place right now in terms of parenting. People are raising their children with the belief that we need to be friends with our children.

"Kids have too much power and call too many of the shots, telling their parents what they will and won't do."

Baldwin blames the economy and other social issues for the way parents have gone soft: "People are working hard to make money and manage their feelings about what the country's going through. We live in stressful times.

"People come home, walk up the driveway, put the key in the door, and they can't do another hard job. Parenting your children effectively is a tough job."