By outright avoiding the challenges of failure and embarrassment now is screwing up our children and filling the world with more and more adults too fragile to exist in a world that won’t kiss their every boo-boo and polish over their errors.
helicopter parenting
Summer Homework Spoils Fun for Kids, Parents Alike
Unlike past years, my kids’ summer homework of assigned reading will not be done. Maybe that puts them a bit behind. Maybe it doesn’t.
This Parent Stopped Worrying About ‘That’ Long Ago
Stop worrying about every decision and don’t judge yourself against the people of the Internet. Half that shit is Photoshopped anyway.
Kids Watching the News – Will It Help or Harm Them?
He once thought stopping kids from watching or hearing TV news sheltered them from reality. Then he became a father.
‘Peach Parenting’ Lets Kids Ripen in Their Own Precious Time
A peach, like a child, is precious and often vulnerable. As children age, parents can no longer handle them like an egg in our hands.
Children’s Future Depends on How We Help Rewrite Their Script
Whenever I feel frustrated with fatherhood, I hit the pause button, and then rewind to see how I could change my children’s future.