Category Archives: Different Parenting Styles

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Mrs. Who??

By naomi panzer | Published: March 17, 2010

I guess I’m old-fashioned, but I can’t get over how casual parents are with their kids—and with their friends’ kids also. When I was little, my friends’ parents were always Mrs. Schwartz and Dr. Spector and Mr. Canto. Not Carole and Bob and Jerry. This was not a big deal; they were grownups just like [...]

Different values

By Jodi Cohen | Published: January 22, 2010

Most of the parents I meet value honesty and integrity and teach these same values to their children. As a result, I am always somewhat taken aback other parents do not live up to what I consider to be basic moral standards. I recently had one such awkward experience selling a used car seat [...]