tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290018095724594998.post6712773880423352020..comments2023-06-07T19:04:29.659+10:00Comments on Wondering Willow : Lackadaisical ParentingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13455873997708385359noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290018095724594998.post-12382424008416697672012-03-17T15:01:50.116+11:002012-03-17T15:01:50.116+11:00So true! Actually I wrote this a few years ago now...So true! Actually I wrote this a few years ago now. My littlest is now 5 1/2 and I certainly didn't become a helicopter parent. My kids may have had more minor spills than a lot, but less major ones. They are generally very physically confident and know when they have reached their limits. If I could go back and do it all again, I wouldn't change that part of me that let them be as brave as they felt they were ready for.Buffy Stun-Hershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04457770956881570334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290018095724594998.post-82913027874826415962012-03-14T04:57:45.463+11:002012-03-14T04:57:45.463+11:00I see parenting like this all the time in Mexico. ...I see parenting like this all the time in Mexico. Children playing in the streets, crawling up ladders in their diapers, etc. one time while I was horseback riding we went past this rundown shack. On the porch was a 3 year old holding a knife that was almost as large as she was! The thing is though that these children are allowed to make mistakes and learn from them. They are allowed to fall and get up on their own so they learn how to survive. You rarely see or hear about them getting hurt. It just doesn't happen. I think our society is basically too overprotective. Children are not allowed to have their own experiences because the parents are indeed "hovering " over them.<br />Karen, RNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com