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Idleness as a way of parenting.
I couldn't agree more. I run an award-winning web site for kids, Inkless Tales, at www.inklesstales.com - endorsed by the ALA, the Encyclopedia Britannica, and RIF - heavy hitters - and the site is all designed for learning - but the site is all rigorously tested first. By kids. For fun. My own kids? We have ''do-nothing'' days. Lots ...
Posted to Family by inklesstales on April 21, 2009
Another shrill and hysterical parent
Honestly, I get severely bored with parents insisting that children's films are too frightening. When we think back to the classic children's films of yesteryear, they range from the severely bizarre (Most of the Disney movies) to flat out terrifying (See Fantasia or The Wizard of Oz). Children enjoy being frightened. It is a central tenant of ...
Posted to Family by drewucsc on January 4, 2009