Valin Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 WSJ:Mothers today think they have to be attached to their brood 24/7. It's nuts, and bad for kids.LENORE SKENAZY5/7/11Forget the crayoned cards and carbonized toast. The real gift on Mother's Day is a break. It's the one day of the year we moms are not expected to be physically, mentally, socially, emotionally and electronically attached to our kids.The rest of the year? No such luck. Over the course of the past generation or two, the definition of good mom has morphed from "lady who loves and feeds her kids" to "lady who watches over her children every single second of the day lest they get abducted, bored or disappointed." It's an impossible standard.It's also nuts: Kids are not in constant danger, and a few disappointments are good for them. Ditto, boredom. Yet hovering has become the norm.(Snip) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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