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    Is Your School More SAFE, Post-Newtown, or Just More Annoying?

    February 27, 2013

    Hi Readers — Today I’m posting on Common Good about school safety…or what passes for it. Common Good believes in…

    The iPad Playdate (And an Alternative)

    February 26, 2013

    Hi Folks! This wise essay comes to us from  Ernie Allison, who describes himself as a  “bird nerd” since he…

    Small Town to Lose Its Only Sledding Hill

    February 25, 2013

    Hi Readers — Paxton, a small town in Illinois, where the land is flat as flat can be, is about…

    Does Singing About Friendship & Self-Esteem Create Those?

    February 24, 2013

    Hi Folks — This piece about child friendship is fascinating to me. I’d love you to ponder what to me…

    Is Helicopter Parenting Actually Abuse?

    February 22, 2013

    Hi Readers! A couple of you sent in this provocative piece,  “Three Huge Mistakes We Make Leading Kids…And How to…

    “How to Protect Your Family from Social Media” — As If It’s the Flu

    February 21, 2013

    Hi Readers —How I love being an “online influencer.” It means I get a ton of press releases from folks…

    Helicopter Parenting Spreads to Pets

    February 20, 2013

    Hi Readers — Here’s a piece of mine that ran in The Wall Street Journal. Woof! (Doggie for, “Enjoy!”) -…

    Don’t Give Your Kids the House Keys Till They’re 16?

    February 19, 2013

    Readers — As we continue to document the infantilization of young people, including how and why this trend began, here’s…

    Playmobil Defends it Cops & Robbers Toys (As Do I)

    February 18, 2013

    Hey Readers — Hadn’t realized there was a tempest in a toy robbery going on in England, where the media…

    Helicoptered Kids More Depressed as Young Adults

    February 17, 2013

    Readers — I don’t like hopping on every new study that supposedly “proves” something about parenting, especially when I believe…

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