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A review by francomega
The Idle Parent: Why Laid-Back Parents Raise Happier and Healthier Kids by Tom Hodgkinson
3.0
On the surface I agree with the overall premise of this book: that we over-parent today, that we put too much on our kids' plates and don't give them enough space to just be kids. And, as a result, parents are more chill and not so damned stressed all the time.
That said--and this always irks me about books like this--the author lives on a farm in Devon, England, where, sure, all of that is far easier to do. Work at home and let your kids run free in the wide open fields surrounding your house? Sure, great advice.
That said--and this always irks me about books like this--the author lives on a farm in Devon, England, where, sure, all of that is far easier to do. Work at home and let your kids run free in the wide open fields surrounding your house? Sure, great advice.