It's very difficult to find parenting resources that aren't full of cliches or hand-me-down instructions for raising children that could have been written by a parenting robot. So when a really great article comes along and illuminates some heretofore unforeseen parenting knowledge, I take notice. Finally, I think, something original.
So enter this article, which instructs parents on how to make the "most of playtime" and encourages them to let kids "explore." I've got to tell you, when I saw this, I knew my long search had ended. I had finally found the Holy Grail of parenting -- the Golconda of wisdom that will help the ages raise better tikes.
I hope you'll join me on this magical world of parenting tips that will help you raise perfect kids.
Tip No. 1 -- Get out of the house. Let kids walk barefoot. OK, with you so far. Sounds fun.
Tip No. 2 -- Turn off the TV and let kids play with non-electronic toys -- always a favorite activity in this household.
Tip No. 3 -- Ask questions. You mean talk to your children? Genius!
Tip No. 4 -- Allow mistakes. You have got to be kidding me. If I corrected my kid every time she screwed up -- well it'd be so often I can't even think of a simile.
Tired of reading the rest of the article, I decided to make a few of my own pointers for parents and was soon joined by the rest of the Babble staff.
Tip 475: We're too afraid of kids being hurt to let them cook over open flames anymore. Long live Kingston!
Tip 975: Kids are smart. They'll figure out how to work the stove when hungry enough.
Tip 321: Kids don't like being left in the car all day.
Tip 971: The Child Predator database is not a babysitter reference site.
The list goes on and on, and I hope you'll share your own tips that never, ever would have been discovered if you hadn't seen them in a crappy article.
