Parents pass on aspects of themselves to their children. For better or worse (hopefully more of the former than the latter), we project our prior life experiences on to our kids. Since no one makes it out of childhood completely unscathed, we are right to expect less than perfect parenting from ourselves. And that is … How to Avoid Passing Our Childhood “Baggage” on to Our Kids
“Helicopter parenting” is an approach to raising children. This particular approach is often carried out by adoring and (overly) attentive parents. As caring as those who take on this parenting style may be, their children are probably going to be negatively impacted by this form of parenting. You may be wondering how and why this … Should We Allow Our Kids to Struggle?
Beginning next week, most school districts in Connecticut will be lifting mask wearing mandates for students and staff in school. This will be the first time in nearly two years that kids attend in-person schooling without a requirement to wear masks. A major development for reasons in which I will begin to explore here in … Mask Wearing in School