tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075354260507238406.post6031067656383609978..comments2023-05-03T02:43:31.079-06:00Comments on cluttered musings of a mom: Book Review: Free-Range KidsJennaKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10724959154514125980noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075354260507238406.post-36683131976665149892012-04-30T08:22:58.743-06:002012-04-30T08:22:58.743-06:00PC, I'm sure you're right. I just thought...PC, I'm sure you're right. I just thought those labels were hilarious!<br /><br />Swedemom, I think that you're right in relaxing about a lot of things. I think she was mostly talking about academics (like pushing babies and toddlers to use educational toys to boost their IQ) and personality and interests, where those things are kind of how they come. But a parent can influence so many things for good or bad too. It's definitely an interesting subject to discuss though.JennaKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10724959154514125980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075354260507238406.post-91873496972546891492012-04-27T12:39:16.084-06:002012-04-27T12:39:16.084-06:00I read a book last year from an economist about wh...I read a book last year from an economist about why it makes more sense to have more kids than you think--and he also talked a lot about the nature vs. nurture argument, citing lots of twin and adoption studies. <br /><br />Most of the studies found that for adoptees, their parents do make a profound difference in the early years of their lives, but in the end, when they become adults, that the nurture isn't as powerful as the nature and that they are very likely to become more like their birth families.<br /><br />I personally find it an intriguing idea, but also disagree with it.<br /><br />Of course, parents matter, but maybe we do need to relax about a lot of things--he was mostly talking about things like academics and stuff. <br /><br />The only time the stats are different for kids who are adopted are those children who come from 3rd world countries and are adopted to middle-class or wealthy families in the U.S. And there the differences are dramatic.Tiffany Wacaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08224661646987749451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075354260507238406.post-17628373853732669872012-04-27T11:08:00.209-06:002012-04-27T11:08:00.209-06:00"I also loved how in Commandment Five: Don..."I also loved how in Commandment Five: Don't Think Like a Lawyer, she gives a list of wacky warning labels that are on products now thanks to the onslaught of ridiculous lawsuits: "Remove child before folding" on a baby stroller; "This product moves when used" on a scooter; "Never iron clothes while being worn" on an iron; "Do not use on roof" on a snowblower; and on a box of birthday candles "Do not use soft wax as ear plugs or for any other function that involves insertion into a body cavity.""<br /><br />I have a hunch that, unfortunately, someone tried to do just what the silly warning label warns against in each of the instances above. We people do amazing things!!!PChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14357202444666393026noreply@blogger.com