Category Archives: Playgroups and Play Dates
Does Overparenting = Bad Parenting
Time Magazine ran a cover story last week on The Growing Backlash Against Overparenting. The article implies that in our efforts to do the best job possible for our children, we have gone too far, soliciting macrobiotic cupcakes, hypoallergenic socks, and tutors to correct a 5-year-old’s “pencil-holding deficiency”. The article also discusses the whole competitive [...]
Leaving a child alone in the car
At a play date in a local park, one mother left her younger child to sleep in the car while her older child played and she chatted with the other moms. She could see the car at all times and checked on her sleeping child regularly, but her choice made some of the other moms [...]
Have I told you lately how great my kid is?
As parents we take enormous pride in our children. Occasionally that pride swells over into a competitive edge. We are pleased if our child rolls over, crawls or talks before his peers. We worry if they hit developmental milestones late. We occasionally view it as reinforcement of our good parenting skills when they thrive. [...]
Choosing to do nothing
How do we know when to intervene or when to let our little ones work it out on their own?
When did sledding become a competitive sport?