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As parents of this generation, we have been told that great parenting means being super-involved with our children and always being in constant communication with them. We give them cell phones as soon as we feel they are ready to have a bit of independence, so that we can be assured that they will call us the minute they need us. There are many benefits to this parenting style. We know our kids well and have developed close family relationships.
Showing posts with label helicopter parent. Show all posts
Showing posts with label helicopter parent. Show all posts
August 4, 2010
January 22, 2010
The Movement against "Over-Parenting"
“The insurgency goes by many names — slow parenting, simplicity parenting, free-range parenting — but the message is the same: Less is more; hovering is dangerous; failure is fruitful. You really want your children to succeed? Learn when to leave them alone. When you lighten up, they'll fly higher. We're often the ones who hold them down.”
-Nancy Gibbs, “The Case Against Over-Parenting,” Time Magazine, November 30, 2009
I couldn’t resist picking up the Time magazine with the cover showing a kid with puppet strings and the title “The Case Against Over-Parenting.” I knew this was something I needed to read. I had never heard the term “Over-Parenting” before, but I knew right away what it was, because I often find myself saying and doing things for my kids that I KNOW are too much.
Click to read the article: “The Case Against Over-Parenting” by Nancy Gibbs.
The article led me to start my research on this new “insurgency.” I started with Lenore Skenazy’s book Free-Range Kids: Giving Our Children the Freedom We Had Without Going Nuts with Worry. I had many “ah ha” moments reading Skenazy’s book.
-Nancy Gibbs, “The Case Against Over-Parenting,” Time Magazine, November 30, 2009
I couldn’t resist picking up the Time magazine with the cover showing a kid with puppet strings and the title “The Case Against Over-Parenting.” I knew this was something I needed to read. I had never heard the term “Over-Parenting” before, but I knew right away what it was, because I often find myself saying and doing things for my kids that I KNOW are too much.
Click to read the article: “The Case Against Over-Parenting” by Nancy Gibbs.
The article led me to start my research on this new “insurgency.” I started with Lenore Skenazy’s book Free-Range Kids: Giving Our Children the Freedom We Had Without Going Nuts with Worry. I had many “ah ha” moments reading Skenazy’s book.
January 6, 2010
Great Parents Send their Kids to Camp
“You’re sending Sophia to camp for TWO WEEKS?”
Shock is a common response camp parents get when discussing camp plans with other parents. Some people even infer that they are “bad parents” to allow their children out from under their supervision. In this “helicopter” parenting age, the thought of allowing an eight year old to go away to camp for two weeks is incomprehensible to people who don’t understand the value of camp. What these “non-camp” parents don’t understand is that allowing your child a camp experience is a gift that has positive, life-long benefits beyond learning how to sail or rock climb. Camp parents aren’t bad parents who “send their children away.” Instead, they are great parents who let their children spread their wings.
Shock is a common response camp parents get when discussing camp plans with other parents. Some people even infer that they are “bad parents” to allow their children out from under their supervision. In this “helicopter” parenting age, the thought of allowing an eight year old to go away to camp for two weeks is incomprehensible to people who don’t understand the value of camp. What these “non-camp” parents don’t understand is that allowing your child a camp experience is a gift that has positive, life-long benefits beyond learning how to sail or rock climb. Camp parents aren’t bad parents who “send their children away.” Instead, they are great parents who let their children spread their wings.
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