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Joanne Jacobs: Overparenting is so over
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RT @paul_steele: The Growing Backlash Against Overparenting (TIME) http://bit.ly/1zGVO5 #Parenting rt @Flipbooks 12/18/2009 |
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The Growing Backlash Against Overparenting - http://bit.ly/1vr2SK - via @time 12/18/2009 |
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RT @Strugglingteens: Helicopter Parents: Finally, a growing backlash against overparenting. http://bit.ly/8ni3Gh [ABOUT TIME!] YEP! 12/17/2009 |
Overparenting is so over
Joanne Jacobs —
Overparenting has sparked a backlash , claims Time, which sees a “revolution under way, one aimed at rolling back the almost comical overprotectiveness and overinvestment of moms and dads.” 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. One third of parents have cut their kids’ ...
Around the Web…
Celebrity Baby Blog - People.com —
... Some stories to start the week with:
A view on the “growing trend” of over-parenting — TIME
A Mississippi toddler helps his mom give birth to his baby brother — New York Daily News
Which baby name is the most popular? Find out in the baby name faceoff — lilSugar
A Nickelodeon study claims today’s families are more multi-generational — INO Mommy
Can dog-training rules apply to children? Some parents think so — New York ...
'Overparenting backlash' & predator fears
NetFamilyNews —
It's an interesting juxtoposition, Time magazine's article about a helicopter-parenting backlash and a study showing that nearly two-thirds of US parents are concerned about online predators (see ...
Helicopter parenting rebellion starts now
Solo Mother —
... Time.com has a long article on the subject of overbearing, overprotective parents — and the real life fear statistics alone are enough to make me want to scream, LIGHTEN UP ALREADY! to parents everywhere. Including myself. (Read “The Growing Backlash Against Overparenting” by Nancy Gibbs) ...
Time Out Of It
Daddy Types —
... time to take his SAT. And it's different from someone who's bouncing a colicky baby to sleep. Honoré's kid was in kindergarten when he gave his dad his Slow Parenting epiphany [though, truth be told, Honoré already had a Slow book out and was no doubt looking to expand the franchise], even that was years ago, before there were even Bugaboos. I know, crazy, right? If I had to guess, I'd say an editor at Time's just trying to make the most of it after his kid ended up in public school. The Growing Backlash Against Overparenting [time]
Helicopter parent hits some turbulence
LA Moms Blog —
... But, according to Time magazine's article "Helicopter Parents: The Backlash Against Overparenting," I and my ilk are going out of style. Apparently laissez-faire parenting is the new black. ...
