Posted in Parenting methods on Jun 15th, 2009
I’m reading an article about the benefits of helicopter parenting published in the Boston Globe a few months ago. The author, Don Aucoin says, …a quiet reappraisal of helicopter parents is underway. Some researchers have begun to argue that late adolescence and young adulthood are such minefields today – emotional, social, sexual, logistical, psychological – [...]
Posted in Friday Feature, Parenting methods on Jun 12th, 2009
If you’ve never heard the term “helicopter parenting,” that’s OK. I hadn’t either until about a year ago. Evidently the title is quite popular these days, though often used negatively, as in, “She is SUCH a helicopter parent!” As the name implies, helicopter parenting refers to parents who hover over their children constantly, making their [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on Jun 11th, 2009
As is typical for any parenting issue, there are definitely different schools of thought on how much is enough and how much is too much parenting. In my research on this topic, I came across quite a few different terms describing different parenting methods. Because these coined terms are such hot topics right now (try [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on Jun 10th, 2009
Today was one of those crazy, squabble-and-tattle-every-five-minutes days. You know, the kind that make you want to jump on the quickest flight to Maui and that actually do make you mutter “Serenity now!” every so often, in the manner of Frank Costanza. (And, as with Frank Costanza, it doesn’t work anyway.) This afternoon, the girls [...]
Posted in Tips on Jun 9th, 2009
None of us have a ton of time to spend with our kids, nor should we, but we want the time we do spend with them to be meaningful. Here are some quick and painless ways to nab a little extra bonding. 1. Spend those extra minutes in the car chatting about anything that comes [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on Jun 8th, 2009
You know those times — the few but wonderful occasions where the kids are all playing together and getting along splendidly, when all is peaceful, before someone accidentally sticks his finger into his brother’s eye and the next fight inevitably breaks out. Aren’t those some of the moments that make our vocation as parents totally worth [...]
Posted in Giveaways! on Jun 5th, 2009
Congratulations to Stephanie, the winner of the “Spring into Summer” Giveaway! She’s going to have a ball deciding what to pick out on the Belle Designs site. If you haven’t checked it out and you’re into jewelry, you should really browse through the offerings at Belle Designs. Claudine’s stuff is beautiful, handmade and very reasonably [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on Jun 4th, 2009
Thanks to Jennifer Fink over at Blogging ‘Bout Boys, who pointed me in the right direction, I was able to download this adorable template from Template~Mama. It’s called “Summery Scraps” and I fell in love with it as soon as I saw it. She has a bunch of incredibly cute, FREE templates available for download. [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on Jun 3rd, 2009
OK, I confess: I listen to the kids’ music even when they’re not in the car with me. Today I was headed to town by myself, blasting “High School Musical 2” and singing in that loud and obnoxious way you do when you’re alone. By the time Track 5 started though, it occurred to me [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on Jun 1st, 2009
Now that the blogathon is officially over, I’m having major blogathon letdown. It’s rather like post-Christmas letdown, I think. We had quite a productive Twitter party this morning, discussing the positives that we all got out of this year’s blogathon. If you’re interested, you can read all about it here on WordCount. So, now it’s [...]
