My latest column for GNMParents is up as of this morning - here's the opening paragraphs:
- One of the parents who writes for GNMP posted a a thought-provoking essay on fairness and how his efforts will effect his children on the long-term. I urge you to read it if you haven't, as fairness is a pretty common concern for parents and children alike.
After I read it, I thought about one of the comments on this essay, the reader saying that, for her family, "fair" was like other four-letter words, verboten in her house. In our house, we do things differently. Not to say better, just different. And the difference is this: For the most part, we let the kids use the terms that best fit their emotions, especially when it's important to them. So if they stop in the kitchen and see an empty jug of chocolate milk in the recyclables, we think it's ok for them to say, "Hey, there was chocolate milk in the house and I didn't get to have any! No fair!!"
Read the rest here.
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