Kate Green Tripp is not a helicopter parent, but when her patience or time is running low, she often insists that her children do things the right way: her way. So is she sending them mixed messages? I am humbled by Madeline Levine’s recent New York Times editorial, “Raising Successful Children.” In fact, I am […]
A lot has been written about the dangers of overexposing children to media, specifically television. Once a mantra echoed predominantly among the upper middle class, these days it seems the majority of Americans know that too much screen time can have ill effects. Whether and how folks heed that warning in their daily lives is, […]
Acting as a proxy (it was a favor, really) for Sir Claus himself, I just bought my daughter an Easy Bake Oven. Did she ask for it? No. Does she know what it is? No. Have I thus far succeeded at keeping Amelia relatively shielded from the onslaught of virulent commercials such that she remains […]
I am a stay-at-home mother of three. Right there, I bet you conjured an instant visualization. It’s alright, don’t feel bad. Domestic imagining is an easy game to play. Personally, I find it fascinating to notice how deeply I fall into the classic ‘mom’ stereotype and yet how simultaneously allergic I am to some of […]
