What Living In The U.S.S.R. As A Kid Taught Me About Parenting
I was surprised to find that kids in Estonia were much more independent than kids back home in the U.S. Now, as a parent, I'm taking those lessons to heart.
Marika Seigel is the author of "The Rhetoric of Pregnancy" and "Expecting: A Brief History of Pregnancy Advice," both with University of Chicago Press. Her work has also appeared in "Al Jazeera America" and The Butter. Photo credit: brockit.inc
I was surprised to find that kids in Estonia were much more independent than kids back home in the U.S. Now, as a parent, I'm taking those lessons to heart.
I was surprised to find that kids in Estonia were much more independent than kids back home in the U.S. Now, as a parent, I'm taking those lessons to heart.