New Parenting Links
Spirit-Led Parenting : Laura’s Story
http://www.inthebackyard.net/2011/08/spirit-led-parenting-lauras-story.html?m=1
“It was not an easy route to choose, but it felt like home, and I was free. Even in those weary nights, as I fed and rocked my baby through the fatigue and frustration, there was freedom. It was sweet, and it was good, and it was God.”
Spare The Rod And Spoil The Child?
http://gracethrufaith.com/selah/spare-the-rod-and-spoil-the-child/
“…The notion of inflicting physical punishment on children can’t be supported Biblically…”
Bad parenting makes teenagers EIGHT times more likely to abuse alcohol, study finds
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2030902/Bad-parenting-makes-teenagers-EIGHT-times-likely-abuse-alcohol-study-finds.html#ixzz1XyqA7vSV
“The amount of alcohol a child drinks as a teenager and young adult could be linked with how they were brought up, a study has found.”
“Parenting style is one of the strongest influences on how much a child will drink, according to new research.”
Motherhood as a Retreat From Equality
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/24/world/europe/24iht-letter24.html
“Here in Germany, the only adults populating playgrounds on any day of the week appeared to be mothers — often mothers with a university education who not long ago earned a respectable income.”
“Of the several social insights to be gleaned from this comparison, one is surely this: French mothers work, and many of them full-time.”
“The nanny culture seen in Paris is by no means unique. Indeed, in places like New York City and London, where the system of state child care is generally less developed than in France, nannies are also a common sight.”
“What is striking is that in Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, that nanny culture barely exists. Only 14 percent of women return to full-time work after having one child, and only 6 percent after Baby No. 2.”
“In France, where about 60 percent of mothers with young children work, two-thirds of two-income families employ a nanny…”
Interesting:
http://samuelmartin.blogspot.com/2011/09/normal-0-false-false-false.html
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