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Perspectives: parenting

Watercolour painting of a scene somewhere in a developing country in Africa. Children in rags are playing with rubble, carrying weapons, walking with crutches. One of them, a toddler, is playfully rattling a ratchet at a blond little girl. The blond girl is plugging her ear and wincing. Her mother is running towards them shouting

Fellow parents of the Western World, please chill.
We've read too many books, blog posts, and parenting hacks. It's good to be informed. But let's regain a sense of proportion. Overall our kids are fine.

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