Hey Mom and Dad: What's the Best Approach for Raising Kids?
Hands on or hands off?
Welcome to "Hey, Mom and Dad"—a weekly feature in which we ask our Facebook fans to share their views on parenting. Every week, we get the conversation started by taking a look back at a question we asked parents the week before on Patch Facebook pages from around the area. This week we looked at a hugely popular parenting blog that appeared on a Patch site outside of San Francisco. You can find it here. The blog has gone viral and has touched a nerve with a lot parents. In a nutshell, the blog centers on two different parenting techniques — one in which the parents hold their children closely and protects them from harm. The other allows the children to make mistakes and sometimes get hurt in the process. Here's what a few of our …
Suzanne Matthies
3:15 pm on Thursday, January 24, 2013
Do we have to choose between coddling and tough love? How about being flexible and open to the notion that each child and each moment is different. How about blending safety and opportunity. How about being the best role model you can be. more ›