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KEEP BABY'S BRAIN GREEN
Baby's brain is a complex environment that requires care. Baby is pre-wired to soak up what he/she needs to develop . Messing around with these ecology is at best pointless and at worst harmful, especially in the hands of merchandisers. The Disney refund story is incredibly positive news in the world of ...
Posted to Chatterbox by mydigitalfamily on November 15, 2009
Re: It IS a parents duty to put his/her kids interests first!
I generally agree with sullivan. Bazelon's tone seems vague to me: I can't tell if she is criticizing parents who attempt to influence classroom placement where the school forbids it or if she is criticizing any attempt to do so regardless of what the school allows. The comments about ''zero sum gain'' seem to suggest the latter: ''your kid ...
Posted to Family by gambit293 on September 8, 2009
Bazelon's Strong Premise Is Unsubstantiated
Apart from the premise, there is not a lot of good I can find in this article. I agree with Ms. Bazelon - surely helicopter parents meddling in the affairs of their child(ren)'s school(s) is a very bad idea. However, the rest of the article does not support the premise very well. For starters, ''combinations of kids they're building'' makes ...
Posted to Family by Glou on September 5, 2009
Dahlia Lithwick Uses Recipes to Write a Legal Column About..
... ABORTION. Lithwick's very idea that women do not have reproductive choice, if they cannot extinquish the life growing in their own wombs, is in and of itself faulty. I mean, my God, did the female have sex with the guy, or did she not? As to being ''for change'' in everything but pro-Abort American policies at home and abroad, not everyone ...
Posted to Jurisprudence by MichaelBernard2 on August 21, 2008
This Generation
I am only 7 years removed from college. But what I see every day at the university I currently work at echoes this latest article from ''The Fray.'' Expectations for the generation currently at university are terrifically low. This boy had not matured enough through high school to care about his future, to the extent that he did not apply to ...
Posted to Family by shrike10997 on April 26, 2008
Use this in Prisons
These techniques work on adults too. The U.S. has been trying to deal with repeat criminals by increasing the sentences, and it isn't working. It is in our civil and finacial interest to rehabilitate our incarcerated prison population, and showing them how to solve their problems legally is a lot more effective than punishment or lectures. On a ...
Posted to Family by TobyF on April 16, 2008
I'm telling you again...don't!
please, people, please--do not (never) tell/explain to your child what they already know. yes--explain why to do a behavior or why not and remind them to act responsibly in a specific way ONCE, but more than once is insulting to the child. after they know what to do (and not), telling them Again is just irritating for them and you. instead of ...
Posted to Family by rco1234 on April 11, 2008
Re: Feminism ended Marriage/Family
I came to this very interesting post thread a few days late, by way of Blue Skies by way of another Responder to both Blue Skies and MichaelBernard1 on the Iraq War exegesis as to ''how we got here.'' While I sympathize with this female academician and her illustrations greatly, based on her point of view, I have to either disagree or comment ...
Posted to The Best Policy by MichaelBernard1 on March 31, 2008
SUCCESS
When my daughter was 10 I told her that she would need to kick the habit of biting her finger nails. So, I asked her at what age she thought would be the best time to do it. She declared ''12''. So, from the age of 10 through 11 she and I agreed she could bite her finger nails to her little heart's content. However, as her 12 birthday neared, I ...
Posted to Family by pulsey on March 1, 2008
Should Schools Weigh in on Children's Weight?
The blogosphere has buzzed lately with the voices of parents who are appalled and sometimes outraged at the idea of the schools sending home notices regarding their children's weight. Here's part of a recent posting from MotherTalkers: At least a dozen states have passed legislation requiring schools to start sending reports home ...
Posted to Chatterbox by Rae Pica on November 2, 2007

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