Entries in the Category 'Parenting myths'

How can anyone afford to have kids?

July 15th, 2009 / 5 Comments

While chatting with my mechanic, he mentioned being married for just a couple of years.
“Any kids?” I asked.
“No, we can’t afford them,” he replied.
Do kids costs that much?
In an affluent and commercialized society, we are bombarded by ads for $500 strollers, $50 infant outfits, $5 a jar of “organic” baby food.
At those prices, no one [...]

Letting go of failures

April 2nd, 2009 / No Comments

Family Life Today is one of my favorite radio programs. (You can listen to it online, or download the podcast to listen to it any time.)
On the program few days ago on “Launching Your Teen into Life”, Dennis Rainey, the host, said something that resonated with me. 
“…I think there’s a tendency with all parents to [...]

Parenting is an instinct and other myths

March 2nd, 2009 / No Comments

Myths often have a bit of truth about them, and that’s why we often buy into them.
The problem with living with myths is that we end up frustrated with expectations that do not become reality. We beat ourselves up for not having a Martha Stewart house, or not having a HGTV landscaped garden, or not [...]