kids

Little Lies and Cookie Crumbs

When you are the parent of a young child, there is a lot of fibbing, fudging and falsifying. They are not very good of course, and its usually pretty obvious. Sure, its wrong… but sometimes you are secretly delighted by their bad behavior…’My sneaky little sweetheart!’ I wrote this essay after just such an event. Last night [read more]

Am I Sabotaging My Kids’ Futures?

Have you heard the saying ‘Let them be kids? At first it seemed fairly straightforward, but I’m not so sure anymore. I mean… How far am I supposed to take this concept? Am I supposed to remove all obstacles that would require my kids to feel uncomfortable, or upset? How long do I keep this going? What ages are they considered a [read more]