How Social Media has Made Parenting Nearly Impossible
by Parent Co.June 20, 2016
The Internet has all but extinguished any hope parents ever had
Perfect parenting has never existed; but before the wilds of social media, we didn’t hear about the traumatic accidents and close calls as much. We weren’t asked to weigh in and participate in discussions where children had been hurt, lost or stolen. Now we are. And our advice is too often heavy-handed, full of judgment and impossible to follow.
The Internet makes it really easy to be a critic—not only in emergency situations, but in the daily grind of parenting.
A couple of weeks ago, I woke up and began preparing myself for a day of parenting in quarantine, otherwise known as Extreme Multitasking: 2020 Edition.
As a parent, you are your child’s first teacher—responsible for their introduction not only to STEAM subjects, but also for helping them develop emotional intelligence.
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