Saturday, April 1, 2006
Results of the Great Abdication
The roosters are coming home to roost for absentee parents.
For girls, is 12 the new 15? Here’s why:
Ms. Dimerman says today’s parents are more reluctant than previous generations to set limitations or impose consequences for their children, a new parenting dynamic she attributes to factors such as the challenges of parenting after divorce and the increased time crunch of two-income families.
“Parents often don’t want to be in their kid’s bad books,” she says. “They may indulge their children, either with material things, or by not saying, ‘No.’ ”
Some related reading:
Home-Alone America : Why Today’s Kids Are Overmedicated, Overweight, and More Troubled Than Ever Before ($US orders)
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