links for 2009-11-20

• Craftzine.com blog : Knifty Knitter Loom-Along: Alice Wrist Warmers
  We've talked about the coolness of the Knifty Knitter here! Great project for kids.
• A simple Thanksgiving solution | Unclutterer
  Erin and I are round-tripping the links! But she expanded on the oilcloth/chalk combo beautifully, and I figure y'all might like to know about it.
• The backlash against over-parenting - TIME
  Helicopter parenting has made the cover of Time Magazine.

Comments

[Angela]

Thanks for sharing the article from Time Magazine. . .

I can only hope to fall somewhere between the two extremes as a parent; it's good to see that people are aware of the dangers of "over-parenting," even though we live in a time when we really can't simply let our children "run free", either.

What a difficult time to be either a parent, or a child!

[Parent Hacks Editor]

Angela: Agreed. I linked the article here because I think it's an important topic, but I also think the writer is overly smug -- ridiculing parents who are obviously trying their best. We can judge the over-the-top types as easily as we judge those who neglect their kids. While the majority of us fall between those extremes, who dictates what's "right" in that gray area?