Our son M was two and a half when we met him at his orphanage in Moscow. When we brought him outside to the playground, one of the first things he did was pick up a stick, assume a shooting stance, and yell, “Ba-ba! Ba-ba! Ba-ba!” like a machine gun. That’s right: he was just […]
Rethinking Gun Play
October 28th, 2008 · 5 Comments
Tags: Parenting · Safety · play
Gender, Family and Politics
September 3rd, 2008 · 4 Comments
Republican Senator John McCain recently nominated Governor Sarah Palin to be his Vice Presidential running mate. Sarah Palin, Governor of Alaska, has five children, notably one heading to Iraq in the fall with his army unit; a seventeen year-old daughter who is currently expecting a baby, and a new baby herself who has Down Syndrome.
The […]
The Critics Are Everywhere
July 11th, 2008 · 4 Comments
If you are just beginning to homeschool I am sure that you are worried about how to respond to negative comments from others regarding your decision. I stressed over how to tell my family, my in-laws, and my friends. I also worried about telling the cashier at the grocery store when she asked why my […]
Tags: Parenting
Employment: When Is The Right Time?
June 9th, 2008 · 9 Comments
My wife and I are having an open-ended, open-minded, gloves-off discussion about our son. Specifically, the debate is whether or not he is, at 16, old enough to get a job.
I won’t give away whose position is what. Instead, I’m going to implore you to weigh in. What’s the right age for employment? Does girl […]
