I’m a Cub Scout den leader: when my middle son wanted to join I stepped up because there wasn’t anyone else. Our family aren’t religious and we aren’t conservative. So I was nervous. I learned though, that Scouting isn’t all that much about religion and it’s definitely not about sex or gender. Or really even […]
Posted on June 22, 2010, 8:00 AM, by Mike Diehn, under
personal.
When I read this, I thought of all the poor kids whose parents constantly correct them and scold them for making mistakes and prevent them from taking risks – intellectual risks, social risks, physical risks. There’s strong motivation here for expanding your parenting style to incorporate allowing your kids to screw up. And even for […]