Parents shouldn’t play with their kids. Not ever. Kids should always play by themselves. Why? Well, parents have more important things to do.
That seems to be what some readers over at parentdish thought that Lenore Skenazy meant in her recent post, Just Chute Me!
A little background: Lenore is the author of Free Range Kids (a [...]
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Never Play With Your Kids Again
Should We Talk to Kids About Skin Color?
Does teaching children about race and skin color make them better or worse off?
It’s a timely question as the U.S. begins its annual celebration of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parents frequently tip-toe around the sensitive topic of race.
Does highlighting color differences create a further sense of otherness or division among the [...]
Bringing Meaning Back to Manners
The recent kerfuffle here at Child Perspective seems to beg for a discussion of manners. If you have been following along, you might think that I mean adults’ manners. But for consistency sake, I’ll stick to a discussion about kids. Although one could make the obvious (I hope) point that children learn from the adults [...]
Did I Get it Wrong?
A recent post titled, My Child Refused Her Gifts, has had a storm of viewings and comments. Some of the comments have been at Child Perspective, some on my personal Facebook page, and some on TwitterMoms.
Since readers here at Child Perspective may have missed the other comments, I wanted to humor you a little and [...]