enter the fray: our reader discussion forum
The Fray Browse by Tags
Sign in
  
Advanced
All Tags » parenting » books

  • 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

  • stuffed animal scrooge

    When I think of the fun and happiness that I had with my many stuffed animals--each of which had a name and persona--during childhood, I cringe at the thought of having this author as my parent. Yes, I wished upon a star every night that my stuffed animals would come to life, and even to this day when I am fully grown up for many years, I feel sad ...
    Posted to Family by Gamera-girl on March 28, 2008

  • journalists and their "facts"

    This author needs to check their facts. JKR didnt file the suit, Warner Bros. did. She actually liked the site in question. The site is attempting to profit on what they are currently posting online for FREE.
    Posted to Jurisprudence by otstudy on January 13, 2008

  • The move to non-moralistic children's books was deliberate

    ''The Wizard of Oz'' and and books like it were the vanguard of a new type of children's book (and as such, a lesson book for a new generation). In those books, good was good, and evil was evil (but might be converted, so that they needn't face the consequences). The good could make mistakes and or do things wrong, but were never punished, and ...
    Posted to Family by nazgul on November 24, 2007