2 posts tagged “parenting”
If a boy wants to play with a doll, let him. The main difference between a doll and an 'action figure', is an action figure often has a tiny gun which fits in its hands.
"When George Thomas was eight he walked everywhere.
It was 1926 and his parents were unable to afford the fare for a tram, let alone the cost of a bike and he regularly walked six miles to his favourite fishing haunt without adult supervision.
Fast forward to 2007 and Mr Thomas's eight-year-old great-grandson Edward enjoys none of that freedom.
He is driven the few minutes to school, is taken by car to a safe place to ride his bike and can roam no more than 300 yards from home."
This is an excerpt from an article in The Daily Mail entitled 'How children lost the right to roam in four generations'. It goes to show that even tabloids occasionally print a decent article.
