CBS TV news report on helicopter parenting including an interview with me…
Tag: hyperparenting
Canadian TV on childhood
An interview I did on Canadian TV on Slow Childhood and Slow Parenting. It was over the Web, which is why I am wearing an earphone. I’m not listening to music at the same time!
This is a short clip from a full-length show that is posted elsewhere on the site under the name “Free-range kids?”
Slow childhood rules, ok
What’s the best way to thrive in the world? Start with a Slow childhood. Just ask the Neanderthals…
Morning TV on childhood (Part 2)
In 2005, I gave a long interview about my book, Under Pressure, on morning TV in Canada. That means we talked about children, parenting, education, etc. This is Part 2 of the interview. Part 1 is a separate clip on the site.
Morning TV on childhood (Part 1)
In 2005, I gave a long interview about my book, Under Pressure, on morning TV in Canada. That means we talked about children, parenting, education, etc. This is Part 1 of the interview. Part 2 is a separate clip on the site.
It’s a dog’s life
What do hyperparents do when the kids finally leave home? They start micromanaging their dogs.
Think canine sports tournaments, canine yoga and canine spas. A night club for dogs has even opened in New York.
What next? Canine Kumon?
Parents and Kids
An interview I gave on US morning TV in Oregon.
Slow Parenting
A Web TV interview I did about modern childhood and parenting.
The Managed Child
Just published a shortcolumnin the New Humanist that examines the modern tendency to micromanage children.
What about Santa?
I wrote a column in yesterday’s Washington Post about the Great Santa Debate and how it shines a light on the anxieties of modern parenting.