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FFYF: Heat Rises Edition

Happy Friday, Internets! We’ve been enjoying surviving a serious increase in heat and humidity this week at Earnest Parenting. On Wednesday it was so hot that Captain Earthquake took an old Ovaltine container, filled it half way with water and asked for some...

In Defense of Pushy Parenting

Yesterday, Kathy’s guest post described the behavior of parents who have ambitions for their children. According to Kathy, “The problem with most parents today is that they tend to force on their children ambitions that were once upon a time theirs,...

Guest Post: Ambition, Your Child, and You

Editor’s note: I’d like you to welcome Kathy Wilson, our latest guest author here at Earnest Parenting. Kathy has quite an essay to share. I’m excited about sharing it in part because I disagree with some of it, and her writing has caused me to think...

FFYF: Back Online Edition

Good Friday, friends! I’m happy to report that the computer which crashed so spectacularly is behaving now. Do I have any idea what went wrong? Nope. But 3 virus scanners assure me that nothing is wrong and all is currently going smoothly. So, I’ll smile...

A Short Pause Due To Technical Difficulties

Hello, friends! Due to a truly spectacular computer crash (new laptop has now decided that the version of Windows it came with is invalid) I do not have access to my email from the last 2 days. Not to worry, the problem is being worked on as I type and I hope to be up...