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  • Playpen during holidays...

    In the 1980's, we always took a playpen with us when we traveled to grandparent homes that were not baby-proof, and our babies slept safely in the playpen. However, the best use of the playpen came at Christimas time. In our otherwise baby-proof home, we put the Christmas tree in the playpen! Ornaments were safe from the baby. The baby was safe ...
    Posted to Family by Xenaxena on August 17, 2009

  • 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

  • Spare the Rod

    This article is ridiculous. I was spanked as a child and also spanked my children of whom are all grown now. I have never been violent with anyone or anything and my three kids are the same. None of them would hurt a fly and have all grown into very well rounded strong successful and loving adults with no mental problems. As a matter of fact, ...
    Posted to Family by CINDY3575 on September 26, 2008

  • What "Science" Is This Exactly?

    I wonder if these purported ''scientific studies'' on the ineffectiveness of corporal punishment on children are taking socioeconomic and cultural implications into consideration. I would imagine it's a lot more common for upper middle class and upper class parent's to forgo hitting their children than it is for lower-middle to lower class, ...
    Posted to Family by Pariah on September 24, 2008

  • Re: Hitting with your hand is fairly useless

    I got spanked when I was a kid, not all the time, just every once in a while. I tuned out perfectly fine. I never dropped out of school or even got suspended. I never got arrested. I never drank or did drugs (not before I was in college anyway). I don't remember getting spanked by hand, but I definitely remember my mom spanking me on the bare ass ...
    Posted to Family by Pariah on September 24, 2008

  • Writing about your kids

    This piece hit home; I run the group blog DadCentric, and lately I've been wondering when - not if - I should stop telling the world about my kid. (Pauses to let the ''anti-breeders'' spew their vitriol.) This actually has more to do with my general parentblog fatigue than anything else; this may be biting the hands of my readers and fellow ...
    Posted to Family by Surfjay08 on June 5, 2008