Parents helping parents.

In this season of giving as the wrapping paper flies, and gifts are exchanged we can forget that sometimes the most helpful present is just our “presence” for each other. Words of support and experience go a long way to relieve a worried parent. Sharing parenting strategies that work helps give a parent a new direction. Discussing and clarifying values and character traits that you wish for your child is easier when you can listen to other parents grappling with the same ideas.

The parents at New Prague Middle School have discovered this and done something about it. After their No book read, they set up an interactive blog. Busy parents do have time to check in on-line and share, react, respond to each other. Ideas are batted around, questions answered, opinions sought and given. Parents supporting parents is key to changing the Yes culture that our kids are surrounded by. The No parenting strategies work, but they work better when parents are in conversation and sharing ideas with each other.

Thanks to New Prague Middle School for the idea of an interactive blog.