What do hyperparents do when the kids finally leave home? They start micromanaging their dogs.
Think canine sports tournaments, canine yoga and canine spas. A night club for dogs has even opened in New York.
What next? Canine Kumon?
Quotes
Switching off the phone
A big cheer for the new British PM David Cameron, who has kicked off his premiership by banning cellphones from cabinet meetings.
The Managed Child
Just published a shortcolumnin the New Humanist that examines the modern tendency to micromanage children.
What about Santa?
I wrote a column in yesterday’s Washington Post about the Great Santa Debate and how it shines a light on the anxieties of modern parenting.
A nice surprise…
Just heard that Under Pressure has been shortlisted for theWriters’ Trust Award for Non-Fiction,one of the biggest literary prizes in Canada. To me, the best part is that the shortlist is not in the Parenting or Education or any other niche category – it’s for all non-fiction published in 2008.
By the way, I will be back blogging again soon….