Archive | 2014

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My NY Post Piece about Kids Waiting in Cars

Readers — Here’s kdiahebsbz my piece that’s in today’s New York Post! The site doesn’t take comments, but if you want to write a letter to the editor, drop one to: letters@nypost.com. NJ court takes ‘child neglect’ to extremes by Lenore Skenazy Did you ever wait in the car while your mom ran an errand? New […]

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Do Kids Learn How to Play if We Just Kick Them Outside?

Readers nktfridsbf — I always love Jen Singer‘s funny, thoughtful take on things. It’s nice to see her son appreciate her, too! – L Mom, You Did Something Right. “Wait, What?” by Jen Singer, a.k.a., MommaSaid January 15, 2014 When your parenting is chronicled for all to see, you run the risk of screwing it […]

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Read all about it! (Whether "it" is the actual problem or not.)

How to Turn One Sad Story into an Epidemic

Readers bbrzkfbsdn — Canada’s “Contrarian” explains how the media work (and even how upset parents sometimes behave). Read the whole piece here.-  L Fear-mongering as news: turning sad stories into bogus trends (1)  A teenage girl becomes involved in sexual activity that most grownups, regardless of their own sexual behaviour as teens, find shocking and […]

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And here's Izzy Skenazy, when he took the subway alone. Hmmm.

Parenting Tips from Law & Order SVU

Readers — This McSweeney’s tdftyfhefi post by  Beth Levine and Liz Dancho is soooo good. It’s called “Parenting Tips I Learned from Law & Order: SVU” and includes such advice as: Don’t raise your kids in New York City. They will end up running their own adult website and spending all their money on video games. […]

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If we accommodate every allergy, will there be any acceptable foods left?

Mom of Allergic Student Sues School for Serving Eggs, Milk

Readers: nsiiazsznh I’m sure if my kid were deathly allergic, I would be  a wreck. Even so, I’m pretty positive I would not expect a whole school to stop serving milk and eggs — two staples — just for my child’s sake. This is what Philip Howard talks about in his book, Life Without Lawyers: the […]

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