Comments on: Supporting Parents in Public

By: The Mother

The Mother — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:51:59 +0000

How rarely do we hear positive words? How often do we hear complaints? Parenting in public means lots of strangers watching you and critiquing your parenting skills. Too bad more of those "critiques" aren't thumbs-up! That's a great idea. Let's give it more press. The Mother’s last blog post..What? Celebrities Aren’t Good Role Models? Really?

By: Susanna (A Modern Mother)

Susanna (A Modern Mother) — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 07:36:01 +0000

What a great post, thanks. We've all been there and I'm glad someone, somewhere is being positive about it. I'm going to check out that link. Susanna (A Modern Mother)’s last blog post..The fleeting moment ... or just mummy rot?

By: Sandra Foyt

Sandra Foyt — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:07:57 +0000

Great suggestion! Sometimes the hardest part is figuring out how to support other parents in public. Sandra Foyt’s last blog post..Is Home Schooling A Mainstream Choice?

By: Janine (@twincident)

Janine (@twincident) — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:32:29 +0000

I love this idea! I've had people come up to me in a restaurant when I'm thinking my twins are being really annoying and they compliment them! Sometimes I'm more sensitive about it I guess. Janine (@twincident)’s last blog post..Storytime with the Twofer Twins Week 6 - All About Animals

By: gina94984

gina94984 — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 08:03:57 +0000

it would be a pleasure to compliment good parents publicly because the bad, stupid or just dense ones are so discouraging.

By: Eva

Eva — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:36:38 +0000

This seems like a great initiative! I always feel for the parent who is visibly struggling with stares, bad behaviour, etc, but I never know what to say/do or even if I can/should try to help.

Now if only we had a program to convince those few parents who zone out and don’t even try to stop their kids from kicking others’ seats for hours, etc, that they really should at least try! They’re the ones who give the rest a bad rap.

By: wandermom

wandermom — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:53:41 +0000

You're a brave woman to write about this. I have many, many stories of my children having less-than-great times or days in public and sometimes, I think, the hardest thing is not the children's behavior, but the disapproving stares from the adults around at the time. And the resulting feeling of being an incapable parent - which, btw, moms seem to suffer from much more than dads. I'm off to read about Wakanheza. thanks for making my day! wandermom’s last blog post..Unaccompanied Minors

By: Shanna

Shanna — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 04:35:31 +0000

Hi. I came here by way of Twitter and @mnchildmusem. This is a great post. This is exactly what I think of when I'm thinking of "it takes a village" to raise children. This is better than great, this is awesome! Shanna’s last blog post..Thank You Thank You Thank You