Moms Talk: Paranoid Parenting
How do you teach caution and awareness without creating fear?
This week we are talking about paranoid parenting. How do we teach our kids about stranger danger, food safety or any other subject that gives us parents nightmares in a way that doesn’t do the same for our kids? With all of the things we see in the headlines, such as kidnappings, chokings, drowning and worse, it is a wonder we let our kids out of our sight! How do you teach caution and awareness without creating fear? Be a member of our Mom (or Dad) Council! If you would like to be a regular contributor, and be available to comment each Wednesday on Moms Talk, just let us know! You will be sent an email the day before, letting you know the topic of the day so you are ready to comment on Wednesdays. Please send Mom Council requests …
Momof3
12:44 pm on Thursday, March 31, 2011
We went to Frankenmuth for the day last year, it was a lot of fun, went to Grandpa Tiny's farm, walked around downtown, got some ice cream and some chicken before heading home. If you had more time and a little more cash, you could stay overnight and hit Zehnders waterpark or stay at the Bavarian Inn with their pools. It's a quick trip, and there is plenty to do. My kids had a great time last … more ›