Advice Makes Us Crazy
We’re in an era of what seems to be unprecedented information about parenting. Books, magazines, newspaper columns, and even websites like this one bubble over with advice and opinions about what you “should” be doing for your kids and more to the point, how they should be.
It’s enough to make us crazy. If you’re susceptible to the endless marketing barrage aimed at parents and the constant rush of advice books whose authors aren’t selling anything but themselves, you can really get into a lather. If you’re Continue reading »
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Are You a Bad Parent? Blame the Economy
Now that the world’s finally caught up to what we at Babble already knew - namely that “bad” parenting doesn’t have to be all that bad - CNN is giving us a scapegoat.
It’s the economy, stupid! Continue reading »
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Tags: attachment parenting, bad parenting, bad parents, economic crisis, economy, family finance, Jeanne Sager, money, over-parenting
