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Don’t Deprive Kids Of Risk
Say yes to more challenges. Continue reading
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Tagged challenges, consequences, family, independence, learning, risk, stranger danger, teens
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What the French Revolution Can Teach Us About Parenting
Attempts to make childhood frictionless are misguided. At least that’s what history tells us. Continue reading
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Tagged consequences, history, parenting, risk
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Making Heroism Happen
How do we prepare to be heroes? Continue reading
Posted in learning, non-violence, risk, role models, service, stereotypes
Tagged heroes, learning, non-violence, risk, role models, stereotypes
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On the Beating Death of a Snapping Turtle
This encounter with a snapping turtle was one of those pivotal moments. Do we show our children we are part of nature—-to experience with wonder, to treat with respect and to embrace as a unifed whole. Or do we show them that nature is separate from us—-to use for our amusement, to treat with distain, to attempt to control? Continue reading
