tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827968588643415787.post2728775425335641329..comments2024-03-27T06:58:00.659-05:00Comments on Balancing Jane: "Free Range" vs. Zoned Out: How Do You Keep From Going CrazyMichellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07801229525416203656noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827968588643415787.post-75010092373660498212012-09-20T07:28:20.860-05:002012-09-20T07:28:20.860-05:00This is a great post! I don't have kids yet, b...This is a great post! I don't have kids yet, but also really enjoy the free range thinking, and am somewhat fearful of the detached/playing on phone parent. And, as always, you bring up the wise point that there is no "should", do what you feel. Emma Klueshttp://www.laughterinthelou.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827968588643415787.post-13063424892297616782012-09-18T12:53:39.467-05:002012-09-18T12:53:39.467-05:00I agree with you. I mean, I bring organic juice bo...I agree with you. I mean, I bring organic juice boxes for my kids, too, and shout HEY CUT THAT OUT from across the playground while trying to have a convo with another adult instead of tending to their every need. I find my daughter when I hear her crying, even if it's just make sure there's no bleeding, and also make her do the monkey bars herself or not at all if she can't do them on her own. They are not mutually exclusive practices/perspectives. She draws too much on a stereotype that conflates helicopter parenting with AP parenting to make her point, which I would otherwise agree with. I've said it before and said it again: helicopter parenting is about unhealthy/absent boundaries. If you're following your kid around making them feel like they can't be safe or accomplish anything without your support, that's helicopter parenting and it's unhealthy. If you're following your kid around to make sure she's not Superman leaping off of high ledges, that's healthy boundaries and healthy parenting. If you're in a safe environment and let your largely good choice making and mobile four year do whatever she wants while you text your sister, that's healthy boundaries and healthy parenting. Regardless of the origin of your juicebox, whether or not you cosleep, or whatever. AP =/= helicopter parenting.Laurenhttp://www.mamanervosa.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5827968588643415787.post-60077869843081049322012-09-16T20:42:55.973-05:002012-09-16T20:42:55.973-05:00I think, kind of like most anything really, all of...I think, kind of like most anything really, all of these things are a wide spectrum, and trying to narrow it down to 2 words isn't helpful. I tend towards the free-range too, in most situations, but I'm fairly up-close with many other situations, and it's all just what makes sense to me and my wife. <br /><br />I do think there are certain arguments that could use some debunking, as Lenore tends to do on Free Range Kids... No, it's not more dangerous "these days." No, there aren't hordes of strangers roaming the streets trying to abduct random children. Etcetera.<br /><br />But still, to each their own... more information is ALWAYS a good thing. More names, not so much.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14447346019123162711noreply@blogger.com