Kate’s Mom sent us a very good article from the NYT about the Princess trend. I expect to be dealing with a lot of the issues raised in the article over the next few years. This paragraph from the article sums up my objections pretty handily: “Playing princess is not the issue,” argues Lyn Mikel [...]
Archive for December, 2006
More on Princesses
December 27, 2006
The Benefits of Boredeom
December 1, 2006
A recent ParentingIdeas.org article talks about the benefits of boredom: Strange as it may sound, bordom [sic] promotes happier, creative kids who are better problem solvers. When children use their own creativity with unstructured play, they find ways to amuse themselves — even if it means simply daydreaming. … This has been our plan for [...]