Category Archives: Comparison parenting

Why Moms Compete?

By Jodi Cohen | Published: April 28, 2010
A friend’s child is already reading chapter books and yours can barely recognize the letters in their name. Instead of celebrating the other child’s achievement, you fret that your child is falling behind or worry that it is a reflection of your parenting. It’s so tempting to attribute early successes – walking, talking, reading and [...]
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Bad Mother:You let your child climb trees at the park

By Jodi Cohen | Published: February 6, 2010
We were at the park today enjoying the sunshine and my 3 year old decided to climb a tree. Soon his 5 year old sister and their friends joined them and were laughing with glee. I stood close enough by to help if anyone needed it but let them have their fun. Two other children [...]
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Your kid is making me nervous

By Jodi Cohen | Published: December 7, 2009
I was at the park with my then 2 year old.  He is an active kid and was in seventh heaven running through is usual obstacle course – the monkey bars from which he would intentionally drop to the ground several feet away, climbing up the upward spiral poll, then navigating across the bridge of [...]
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