Sunday, July 10, 2011
Exploring parenting styles further, with particular focus on "Free Range" parenting.
Last week, my co-columnist Jenn wrote an article about different parenting styles. The funny thing is, I was actually working on my article about the same thing for this week, and so I’m going to build on her theme. There are so many different types of parents out there. Jenn mentioned a few of them in her article last week, but I’d specifically like to focus on one she didn’t mention: “free range” parents. “Free Range” parents are part of a bigger movement called “Slow Parenting.” While I am interested in some of the ideas behind “slow parenting,” it was the “Free Range” stuff that really piqued my interest. Back in 2008, my husband and I were struck by the story of Lenore Skenazy. She’s a journalist and mom who let her 9 year-old …
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Bits of knowledge to help make you the smartest person heading back to work this morning after glorious four-day ... ummm, three-day ... weekend.
Here are 5 pieces of information to help make you the smartest person in the coffee shop. 1. Your Local Weather Forecast: According to the NWS, today will be sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph. Tonight, there will be a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 62. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20% 2. By the Numbers: 62 and 69. Joey Chestnut won his 5th consecutive Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest yesterday by eating 62 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes. However, at the same moment, former champion Takeru Kobayashi (who was not competing because of a contract dispute with promoters) set a new world record by …
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Find out which parenting strategy label fits you best.
While watching Chronicle last Tuesday night, the segment, “What Kind of Parent Are You?” really sparked my interest. So I decided to write this column on what I learned, observed and took notes on from this segment. They started this piece off by asking, “What’s the best way to raise a child? How you raise your kid says a lot about you, but first you have to pick your label.” There used to be 3 parenting strategy categories: Authoritarian, which is too hard; Permissive, which is too soft and Authoritative, which is just right. But nowadays, there are many different parenting categories. According to parenting expert Stacy DeBroff, some of those categories are Helicopter Moms, Best Friend Moms, Invisible Fence Moms, Co-Dependent Moms, …
Sunday, June 12, 2011
In the world of parenting, everything is a learning experience.
The end of June always brings a wave of changes. Children are graduating and moving on, be it to another grade, or college, or into the world. And almost always these things cause us to reflect back on the same period in our lives. This past Monday was my son's Kindergarten graduation ceremony. He and his class got up in front of parents and relatives and sang songs that they'd learned in Kindergarten, to celebrate that they were “moving up” to first grade. Then there was the slideshow. A wonderful presentation set to music, with photos of all the Kindergarten classes. I don’t think there was a dry eye in the house. The kids performed a bunch of songs they learned over the course of the year – some silly, some poignant, but all very …
denise
9:16 am on Sunday, July 10, 2011
good read...thank you. Also...i have noticed my parenting style has changed as the kids get older, and depending on the kid! You want them to feel secure with them selves to do things on their own...or get alittle further on the street while riding their bike. But they also have to understand and know what to do in any situation...thank you for making my brain think this morning...i love these … more ›