Are Parents at Fault if Their Kids Bully?
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This was inspired by a question that asked, “Are parents who teach their children being gay is wrong at fault if their child bullies gay kids in school, even if they teach their children bullying is wrong?” YES. The parents are at fault. But not in the same line of logic that is used in [...]
Why You Still Have to Choose: Success at Work or in Family Life
I’m going to tell you a secret that you wish weren’t true. You will always have to choose: whether you want to matter more to other people or to your immediate family (yes, I’m talking about those little human beings you helped create or bring into your little social nucleus by way of adoption). When [...]
Motherhood Changes EVERYTHING
Nan Waldman asks, “How does becoming a mother change a woman psychologically, emotionally, mentally, and philosophically?” in response to another Quora thread we’ve been following on parenting, and I jumped at answering. There is a sense of grief of losing an “independence” in major life decisions. Before becoming a mom, I had less hesitation when [...]
If Your Child Grows Up Biligual but Isn’t Yet Speaking
Then there are a few factors here to consider for a 2.5 year old boy in question: Children usually develop receptive language before expressive language. Your child may have good comprehension even if he is not yet verbalizing. Bilingual families mean repeated exposure to a word in either language is limited. Children usually needs a [...]
It’s a Different World for Kids to Play in
Why can’t your kids play by themselves in your neighborhood the way you did when you were a kid? If you’re in the U.S., here is a possible answer: http://www.familywatchdog.us/ Do a search for your home address and look at where the sexual predators live relative to where you live. That said, statistically, children are [...]
The Terrible Twos: Not an American Phenomenon!
The proponents of attachment parenting suggests that what we see as a “western” social phenomenon – such as fussy babies and tantruming tots – are due to parents not doing enough to give these babies a secure environment that translates to a secure feeling about their world. Hence you should wear your babies for as [...]
It’s Not Always Because Parents Have Grown Soft
There are several reasons why today’s American parents appear much more sensitive to the needs of small children than prior generations of parents: The profile of today’s parents have changed in terms of their vocation/careers and level of education. This means they may have more options than in the past, and the result is that [...]
Creative Parents aren’t Worse Parents
It’s so easy to stereotype creative parents of the artistic type and imagine that they must be so focused on their craft or scatterbrained about everything else outside their creative space that they may not be as competent as parents as, well, the less creative types. We really need to look at creative types’ inherent [...]