Comments on: Mary Pipher: Parenting Our Children http://tangerinetimes.com/2009/05/mary-pipher-parenting-our-children/ The Sweet and Sour Life with Teens Fri, 16 Apr 2010 00:32:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: dadshouse http://tangerinetimes.com/2009/05/mary-pipher-parenting-our-children/comment-page-1/#comment-2444 dadshouse Fri, 08 May 2009 04:35:23 +0000 http://tangerinetimes.com/?p=1234#comment-2444 I'm divorced with half-time custody, so already my kids have a different notion of family than many of their friends. As for the communal tribe, I have struggled with the very points you bring up. My son, for instance, plays club lacrosse, but most of the kids on the team go to different schools, so there's really not much interaction between families. And since the boys wear helmets when they play, we don't even recognize them when they are out of their gear. I grew up in a small town where all the adults knew all the kids in the activities I did. It was great! And it's sad my kids don't have it as good. I’m divorced with half-time custody, so already my kids have a different notion of family than many of their friends. As for the communal tribe, I have struggled with the very points you bring up. My son, for instance, plays club lacrosse, but most of the kids on the team go to different schools, so there’s really not much interaction between families. And since the boys wear helmets when they play, we don’t even recognize them when they are out of their gear. I grew up in a small town where all the adults knew all the kids in the activities I did. It was great! And it’s sad my kids don’t have it as good.

]]> By: admin http://tangerinetimes.com/2009/05/mary-pipher-parenting-our-children/comment-page-1/#comment-2442 admin Fri, 08 May 2009 01:23:31 +0000 http://tangerinetimes.com/?p=1234#comment-2442 I have to admit when my kids were little the last thing I wanted was advise from an older relative. I'm not sure I was built to "let go" that much but I get what she's saying. And, I personally would congratulate or contribute to "atta boys" to other teens I know...IF I knew them! So, I guess there is a lot of sense to her "anthropological" point of view. I have to admit when my kids were little the last thing I wanted was advise from an older relative. I’m not sure I was built to “let go” that much but I get what she’s saying. And, I personally would congratulate or contribute to “atta boys” to other teens I know…IF I knew them! So, I guess there is a lot of sense to her “anthropological” point of view.

]]> By: The Mother http://tangerinetimes.com/2009/05/mary-pipher-parenting-our-children/comment-page-1/#comment-2435 The Mother Thu, 07 May 2009 14:24:44 +0000 http://tangerinetimes.com/?p=1234#comment-2435 Wow, a lot to think about. As a total loner, I often neglect the effect of society on my kids. Or me, for that matter. Wow, a lot to think about.

As a total loner, I often neglect the effect of society on my kids. Or me, for that matter.

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