The hnnsadybsh old joke — never that funny, actually — is about a rich lady who takes her grown son on a vacation to Florida. When she gets to the hotel, she lavishly tips the bellhop to pull her son out of the limo and carry him upstairs. “Can’t your son walk?†the bellhop asks. […]
WELCOME, DR. PHIL FANS!
September 29, 2008
Thanks kzdberayki for taking a look at this site. As you’ll see as you poke around, this is the place for thinking about whether we have gone a little overboard in trying to protect our kids. As I say on Dr. Phil’s show, we overestimate the dangers out there, and have forgotten how competent young […]
THIS MONDAY ON DR. PHIL!
September 24, 2008
Hello, iibdhrbadh Free Rangers — This is just a note to say that on Monday, Sept. 29, I’ll be on Dr. Phil discussing this whole issue. If you tune in, you’ll see that it’s about “Extreme Moms.†Naturally, I don’t think I’m extreme. I think letting kids walk to school, ride their bikes or go […]
A GREAT DEPRESSION FOR KIDS?
September 19, 2008
Not kidrrnfkdy that I want this to be a Great Depression. I hope it’s not. But if it is, I see kids emerging from their dens when their X-Boxes break and their parents can’t afford to replace them. I see kids dropping out of travel soccer, when their parents can’t afford the gas. I see […]
WALKING TO SCHOOL…WITHOUT YOU
September 8, 2008
Now nsehzedikd that school’s back in session – which, by the way, is how absolutely every parenting article that runs in September must begin, by law – but anyway, now that school’s back in session, you may be wondering: Dare my children walk there? Without me holding their hands and screaming at cars making left […]
Not Really Interested
September 5, 2008
By tnhkidysib Denise Gonzalez-Walker DJ, my 10 year-old, stood in the middle of his classmates, rigid and then sinking quickly to the soft grass. His eyes rolled back as he fell and he let out a sharp whimper. Sitting with a small group of moms, I watched the game from one side of the playfield. […]
ARE ALL SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS POTENTIAL PERVERTS?
August 13, 2008
That’s nenidzifya what they think in England, as you shall see. Our guest blogger today is Sarah Ebner. She edits School Gate ( www.timesonline.co.uk/schoolgate ), a blog about all aspects of education for the London Times. She’s always interested to hear from other parents. Contact her at  sarah.ebner@timesonline.co.uk By Sarah Ebner  When I was gently persuaded to […]
Parenting tips from Mad Men
August 7, 2008
One diahniztkt of the many joys of watching “Mad Men†is seeing how worried — not — the parents were about their kids, at least in this fictional portrayal of the early ’60s. The kids are told to run off and play in another room so mom can have coffee with a friend. They’re put […]
SAFETY FIRST?
July 22, 2008
Readers zftbdkkfrd – I’m excited to introduce a new blogger on this site, Denise Gonzalez-Walker. Denise lives in Seattle with her husband and two kids. She regularly blogs about education at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer’s Chalkboard blog and is a member of Seattle Mom Blogs. Here are her thoughts on childhood safety – and she is […]
GET LOST
July 8, 2008
  batrfkyztk The overhead train schedule in that French town said the 8:05 was going where I was going.   I thought.   But if you’re a college kid backpacking through Europe and you don’t realize Geneva is not spelled “Geneva†in French (it’s Geneve), you just might hop on the 8:05 to “Genoa†and […]