After a mom was arrested because she let her 7 year old play at a nearby park without her, psychotherapist Karen Ruskin was asked to weigh in. Boston News, Weather, Sports | FOX 25 | MyFoxBoston First off, Ruskin’s tone runs almost hysterical in her rant that children should never be left alone for any moment of their lives until, maybe, 11/12/13 years old … and then, only inside the
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December 28, 2012
BREAKING NEWS: Parents discover table manners [Darleen Click]
I don’t know whether to be amused or depressed when the New York Times runs breathless articles on things I take for granted about parental responsibilities. The place is Chenery Park, a restaurant with low lights, cloth napkins, $24 grilled salmon and “family night” every Tuesday. Children are welcome, with a catch: They are expected to behave — and to watch their manners, or learn them. Think upscale dining with
June 11, 2012
When ‘studies’ are substituted for God or common sense [Darleen Click]
Will the acolytes still adhere to the conclusions when studies go against their political ideology? Judge Vaughn Walker ruled in his decision overturning Proposition 8 that social science had disproven the idea that children benefit from being raised by their mom and dad in a marriage. The American Psychological Association has issued a proclamation to that effect, allegedly based on a neutral study of scientific evidence. Today in the Social