Should we love our children for what they do or who they are?

Over 50 years ago, the psychologist Carl Rogers said just loving your child isn't enough. He said we had to love our child unconditionally. We've assumed that Rogers was right- but is this at the core of our hyper-parenting, where all the kids get trophies? Can it create entitled children without direction? Journalist Alfie Kohn tackles this question in the New York Times.

Mothers and Adult Daughters in USA Today!

The day finally came and our new book hit the stores. Were are thrilled to have such a large article written by Sharon Jayson in

USA Today

What's funny is that after writing almost 300 pages on the subject, I found myself searching for a concise sound bite to answer the questions, "What's too close for comfort?"
Writing is one thing, but distilling big ideas into little snippets is very hard because the nuance is lost.

Man slaps other person's child in

Sorry, I just have to report this insane story.

A stranger (Roger Stephens) slapped a 2 year-old on the face after he asked her mother to make her stop crying in Walmart. I'm betting she didn't stop crying!!!!!!!

Thank goodness he was taken into custody of the sheriff's Dept. The full story is at www.modermom.com.