Posts Tagged ‘Talking about difficult topics’
Six Things Parents Should Teach (and Learn!) During Black History Month
As a white parent, I feel very conflicted about wading into a debate about Black History Month. Plenty of people have argued that we shouldn’t confine our study of Black history to just one month (and that it has failed to bring about any improvement in race relations, and it wasn’t intended for White people…
Read Full PostHow (and why!) to set family goals
The new year is (almost!) here and that means one thing: new year’s resolutions. Some 68 percent of us set a goal (though we often give them up, too), and most of us vow to eat healthier, exercise, and save (more) money. But since 91 percent of Americans surveyed say that family is the most…
Read Full PostDon’t homeschool because you’re afraid of school shootings
Dramatic responses are understandable after traumatic events because want to distance ourselves from the pain, and ‘make sure it never happens again.’ I saw a lot of articles in the weeks immediately after the Florida school shooting discussing how parents were considering homeschooling because they were afraid; another recent spate of articles note that there…
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