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Let Children Fail Now So They Can Succeed Later

October 14, 2024 by Jeff Bogle

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.

Filed Under: National, parenting advice, parenting styles Tagged With: failure, free-range parenting, helicopter parenting, overparenting, tips

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Summer Homework Spoils Fun for Kids, Parents Alike

August 7, 2024 by Tobin Walsh

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.

Filed Under: education, National, parenting styles Tagged With: helicopter parenting, homework, reading, summer, tips

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This Parent Stopped Worrying About ‘That’ Long Ago

May 6, 2024 by Jeff Bogle

Stop worrying about every decision and don’t judge yourself against the people of the Internet. Half that shit is Photoshopped anyway.

Filed Under: parenting advice Tagged With: attachment parenting, free-range parenting, helicopter parenting, tips

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Kids Watching the News – Will It Help or Harm Them?

June 21, 2023 by Jamar Hudson

He once thought stopping kids from watching or hearing TV news sheltered them from reality. Then he became a father.

Filed Under: National, parenting advice, parenting styles Tagged With: behavior, death, emotions, helicopter parenting, television, violence

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‘Peach Parenting’ Lets Kids Ripen in Their Own Precious Time

September 8, 2021 by Vincent O'Keefe

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.

Filed Under: National, parenting advice, relationships Tagged With: active parenting, college, daughters, growing up, helicopter parenting, teens / tweens, tips

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Children’s Future Depends on How We Help Rewrite Their Script

February 19, 2020 by Guest Contributor

Whenever I feel frustrated with fatherhood, I hit the pause button, and then rewind to see how I could change my children’s future.

Filed Under: parenting styles Tagged With: free-range parenting, Gidon Ben-Zvi, helicopter parenting

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