June 3, 2008
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Before I had a kid, I thought most moms were too overprotective about their kids. As an aunt, I threw my nephew Charlie up and around and he loved it. With Vivien, I am way more uptight. But I'm trying to be cognizant of not allowing her to get dramatic about her falls and trying not to interfere if she and another kid get in a tussle.
I know I got bloodied and bruised when I was kid. It was great to get my mom to kiss it and make it feel better and then go back to playing. You don't want a wimpy crybaby kid, right? Well, maybe not. There is a new book Nation of Wimps that says too often parents are overprotective to a fault. How do you keep your kid from being a wimp?
I can't agree more! I let my little man do his own things most of the time. I watch from a distance and swoop in at the last minute if things look they are going to get out of hand…
BTW: I like the site! and have subscribed!
BWAHAHAHAHA!
…If you find a box in a alley just go ahead and let them play.
Helicopter parents beget more helicopter parents… because they freak the rest of us out so bad, we jump on our little ones so as not to offend the faint-hearted adults among us. I'm all for "get out…come back when it's dark."
Right on, lassie. I too love NATION OF WIMPS. It's my new bible and I blogged about it last wk over at Cookie magazine where I talk smack about momhood (plug plug). In all seriousness this is a cause quite close to my heart. We've got to stop this "hothouse parenting" trend. It's lame-O! But it predominates in middle class culture. I for one, am kicking back from now on. i'm putting myself on a 12-step anti-hover program and hot damn i'm gonna stick to it! Keep spreading the word…doesn't help us de-hover if the rest of mommymania is still as neurotic as all get-out.
I know crabmommy, it takes vigilance, not to be vigilant.
And the hovering doesn't stop when the go to school.
Several years ago now, there were a bunch of moms up in arms because the music teacher had the nerve to give the kids a test 2 days after the return from spring break. And many kids did not do well. These moms wanted to talk to the principal and make the teacher throw that test out and let the kids retake it. At some point one mom turned to me, (I had been doing such a good job keeping my mouth shut) and asked my opinion.
I told them that it's a THIRD GRADE MUSIC TEST
And the hovering doesn't stop when the go to school.
Several years ago now, there were a bunch of moms up in arms because the music teacher had the nerve to give the kids a test 2 days after the return from spring break. And many kids did not do well. These moms wanted to talk to the principal and make the teacher throw that test out and let the kids retake it. At some point one mom turned to me, (I had been doing such a good job keeping my mouth shut) and asked my opinion.
I told them that it's a THIRD GRADE MUSIC TEST, NO ONE CARES! And to save their energy for when the come home drunk from prom!