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- 1Carolyn Hax: Child of the '80s puzzles over sister's intense parenting●Column | Carolyn Hax: Kid of the ’80s can’t understand sister’s intense parenting style
Advice columnist Carolyn Hax takes on a reader raised in the 1980s who struggles to understand a sibling's intensive, hands-on approach to raising children. The column explores the generational divide between free-range childhoods of past decades and today's closely supervised parenting norms, a contrast that resonates with many parents debating how much oversight children really need.
- 2Peppa Pig Halloween Read-Aloud Book Draws Young Viewers●Peppa Pig: Peppa's Windy Fall Day - Read Aloud Halloween Book for Children & Toddlers
A read-aloud edition of "Peppa Pig: Peppa's Windy Fall Day," a fall and Halloween-themed children's book aimed at toddlers and young kids, is drawing large audiences as families look for seasonal stories. The gentle story of Peppa navigating a blustery autumn day is being shared as a bedtime or classroom read-aloud during the Halloween run-up.
- 3Gentle parent says daughter sees her as unusually strict▼I’m a gentle parent – but my daughter thinks I’m unusually strict
A mother who follows gentle parenting says her daughter views her as unusually strict, revealing a gap between parenting philosophy and how children actually experience rules. The piece has struck a chord with parents debating whether gentle parenting sets real boundaries or reads as leniency, and how children's perceptions of fairness differ from their parents' intentions.
- 4Columnist Lori Borgman reflects on her son coming home▼Lori Borgman: A son returns and so do the memories
Syndicated columnist Lori Borgman has published a new piece, 'A son returns and so do the memories', about her son coming home and the recollections his visit stirs up. The essay continues her trademark mix of family humor and gentle reflection, and readers are sharing it as a warm, relatable take on parenting grown children.