Is Boredom A Luxury You Can Afford?
Why letting your kids be bored might be a really good idea.
raising future adults
MOB* Mentality Stops Bullying?
Another parenting blogger wants you to focus on raising future adults…. and wonders why we don’t deal with bullying while our kids are still little.
Right Person for the Job???
Help Wanted: Passionate adult to commit to vital mission. Successful candidate will embrace the mission in 120-hour workweek with no
Parenting
Tsk-tsk. Risk.
Is it love or fear of failure that leads us to be over-parent and over-protect our kids? Parents who are raising future adults use a different approach to teach children “they can.”
Four Foundations, Parenting
Botox, Fame & Fortune for Kids
Have you heard the one about the mother who’s giving her 8-year-old daughter Botox injections to help her “be perfect,” win pageants and “become a big star?” When kids have big dreams how can we support those dreams while preparing them for their “more likely” starring roles?
Special Topics
International Women’s Day – 2
International Women’s Day is a national holiday in many parts of the world yet today, on its 100th anniversary, it will create only a small ripple in the US. What message do we send to our daughters when we celebrate “mothers” v. “women?”