Parenting
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On play (and playgrounds).
N’s best friend’s father often goes by the name “Kingkong” for his film work — he’s helped make many movies in Bangkok. I assume he was half kidding when he told me, “Nobody on the crew could pronounce an exotic name like ‘Greg.’ ” I think “Kingkong” is a charming name for an American filmmaker to use in…
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On David Lancy’s The Anthropology of Childhood, and violence against women (again!), and proscriptive parenting advice.
The anthropology of what childhood looks like in different cultures does not, in fact, suggest that all children “turn out fine.”
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On playing outdoors, and allergies.
K has been on a big kick reading books about sending students outside. Obviously, I approve. Being outdoors seems to make most humans happier, and people who spend time outside seem more likely to care about preserving our environment. Plus, K even has scholastic reasons to ask students to sit contemplatively outside — it’s reasonable…
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On baby books.
Today is the first day of school in town (which seems so early! It’s still clearly summer outside), so I’m back to being primary daytime parent. Which means I’ll be doing a lot of reading. Which, okay, that in itself isn’t so different from how I spend my work time normally, but what I read…
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