Daisy | November 29, 2010
I’ve been thinking about the theme here at Too, Too Mama lately. I’ve got a trusted reader who points out portions of posts that strike this reader as “too judgy” — the concern being that judgment is the opposite of my blogging theme. I believe there is a fine but important line between “opinionated” (which [...]
Daisy | October 15, 2010
Readers know that a big part of the purpose of this blog is to urge parents to give themselves and others a break — to be a little kinder to each other. The idea is that while we’ve all got different parenting styles, we all have our childrens’ best interests at heart. Of course, not [...]
Daisy | July 13, 2010
Gladiator Parents are very easy to spot when their children are participants in actual competitive activities — your sports, your pageants, your music recitals. These are the stage parents we read about in pop culture news, like David Archuletta’s dad — number ten on Guanabee’s Top Ten Worst Stage Parents list. It’s also [...]
Daisy | July 13, 2010
It feels almost tiresome to write about helicopter parents. Literature about them and media references to them abound. There are studies out there describing the phenomenon as a biologically driven imperative now that we are waiting longer to breed and having fewer kids. (I mean, a sea turtle mom doesn’t make herself sick over seagulls; [...]
Daisy | July 13, 2010
The diametric opposite of the Too, Too Progressive Parent is the Too, Too Traditionalist Parent. Interestingly, the latter seem to have less of an internet presence than the former. (My guess is that the Too, Too Traditionalist Parent is spending his or her time on talk radio as the preferred platform.) I warned [...]
