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10/16/2006 Archived Entry: "Parenting Blogs"

A few links posted to the parenting section of the forum I hang out on got me into some parenting blogs. Parent Hacks seems full of good, varied ideas (how to keep a toddler walking when he begs to be carried), and points to lots of other blogs on similar topics. I hadn't read Moxie before, and I was impressed by her commenters' thoughts on helping your child have a happy childhood. From Menita on this: "I had a very happy early childhood, and then it all went to hell (really, HELL) in a handbasket, so this is on my mind quite a bit. I'd just add 'respectful playfulness' to what Moxie and Sandra wrote. What I mean by that is joining in on their interests and games on their own terms. It seems to me that this validates their ideas, it makes my daughter tremendously happy when she feels she is in charge of the games, and that I enjoy playing whatever she comes up with (and the thing is, I do). It means giving up thinking about what it is you are doing and submerging yourself in their point of view for a while. And it's pretty cool."

(tags: MommyBlogs, Parenting, Moxie, ParentHacks, TUS)