Elizabeth Hill

**Nobody can make a judgment call without the opportunity to do so, and
too many families wait until puberty to let them even try. **********

**What really irks me is that because I let my kids do this, other parents look at me like I'm "white trash".**


I think our culture has gotten really extreme. We seem to put "hovering" and "worrying" up on a pedestal as if they were the finest forms of parenting available. I'm a natural born worrying-hoverer and even I don't think the constant supervision and dictating rules is a great approach to parenting.

There was a book that I read about that dealt with the idea that worry is used as a stick to manipulate moms and that moms should worry less, but I didn't buy or read the book because it seemed to be pushing the agenda that we should worry less about putting kids in daycare. And that's not the path I want to go down. (Wish I could remember the title of the book, though, because the underlying idea is interesting.)

Betsy

Have a Nice Day!

I think our culture has gotten really extreme. We seem to put "hovering" and "worrying" up on a pedestal as if they were the finest forms of parenting available. <<<


Exactly. And its more about protecting the reputation of the parents than it is about helping the children become the best people they can be.

Kristen

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