In a few months, my son turns eleven. Like most kids his age, he dreams of owning an iPhone. Unlike many kids his age, he doesn’t have one. No iPhone, no smartphone, no phone of any kind. But before you start to feel bad for him, don’t. He has a laptop, an iPad, access to the family’s…
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If You Give a Kid a Cookie, He’ll Want an iPhone to Go With It
If you give a kid a cookie, he’ll ask for a some cake to go with it. In order to make his point, he’ll cross his arms and stomp his foot. Stomping his foot will remind him that he needs a new pair of gym shoes. He’ll point out that the gym shoes he wants…
Balancing Acts
There are times when parenting seems to be nothing more than a big show of balancing acts. Balance between nurture and nature, between choice and obligation, between sweet, cuddling love and “This hurts me more than it hurts you” discipline. Balance between giving advice and sitting back and allowing natural consequences to take place. Between…
Wine and Cheese (Doodles) 