Some interesting reads I've recently come across:
1. Are you an elastic parent? The writer's son has recently left on an around-the-world trip with his grandma, prompting the mother to reflect on the need for parents to push their own boundaries as well as their kids'.
2. The Real Problem with Helicopter Parents - This author is a member of the Cato Institute, so, you know ... read it with your libertarian glasses on, I guess? And while I think there's some conflation of correlation and causation going on here, I do think the race/class perspective is sorely lacking in the vast majority of what gets published on parenting in general and helicopter parenting in particular. So this essay is a good reminder that not everyone is parenting in the same cultural context, and what's problematic in one socioeconomic stratum isn't necessarily problematic in another.
3. Laurie Berkner on balancing work and motherhood - we LOVE Laurie Berkner in our family, so it's nice to see her tackling a more adult topic than she usually deals with.
Have a good week!
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