by Abbie Schiller – As a person who grew up singing songs about “what do you do with the mad that you feel?” from Mister Rogers – I went on a mission seeking the same kind of quality programming for my own child. Why do so few kids’ shows focus on real life characters and themes? I wished that if there was any kind of magic lesson that my child could glean from a TV hero – it would be about all the real life lessons and the questions and issues we faced every day.
As we all know, there’s no such thing as perfect parenting. In fact, most of us feel quite the opposite most of the time! Read on for a few of our readers’ “whoops!” stories from 2010 – we like to call them “learning opportunities.”
Please join us Saturday, February 11th at Books of Wonder in NYC for story time and arts & crafts with Ruby – and a special concert by Elizabeth Mitchell! Tell your NYC friends and we hope to see you there!
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY! As our gift, we offer you a hilarious article by Writer/Performer/Dad Ethan Sandler, who recounts the mishaps of his first “Daddy Weekend” – whereby he quickly learned that it takes a real man to measure up to a seahorse.
Ever feel swept away in the tide of a never-ending “wake-up-breakfast-pack lunch-pick up-homework-dinner-bed” parenting cycle? TMC contributor, Tanya Ward Goodman, sets off into this New Year with a fresh commitment to noticing and appreciating the details – no matter how quickly they pass by.
Tanya Ward Goodman, a talented writer and mother of two, submitted this personal essay. It inspired us, and we hope it reminds you to slow down during the last days of summer and savor the sweetness of childhood…and peach pie.
Gina Osher, blogger behind “The Twin Coach,” shares her point of view about the inescapable influence of princesses and super heroes on our children. What’s a concerned parent to do??
