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...also puts them in an ideal position to pitch users the company?s alternative: Microsoft Passport, the one-stop "e-wallet" which has already been called an attempted "choke point" on e-commerce by none other than Microsoft?s chief rival, AOL-Time Warner (parent company of this writer, and developer of competing choke points...
...course, unschooling lies at an extreme. Home-schooling families fall along a continuum between copying the traditional classroom and "learning" by building Mommy and Daddy a lovely cedar deck. The success of the venture may depend more on the parents than the kids. If they are like Marilyn and Gene McGinnis of Atlanta, devout Mennonites who nonetheless make a conscious effort to teach their children about other cultures and religions, home schooling can broaden and enrich children's minds as much as any schooling. Home schooling also works when parents are like the Deckers in Katy, Texas, parents of five...
Older kids, while less malleable, are capable of more complex decisions. Jan Faull, who conducts parent-education classes in Seattle, explains the school-age child's thinking: "If I'm in grade school, I pretty much know how I want my bedroom to run efficiently. So if I think it makes more sense to put my shoes along the wall than in the closet, parents need to respect that." Kids this age still need to be reminded to keep their rooms neat (15 minutes on a kitchen timer can make light work of the chore), but they also need...
...Many parents lose sleep over the riddle of their children's social life. What makes one child popular and another scorned? How can parents best foster social skills? What should a kid be taught about dealing with bullies, and when should a parent step in? These ques-tions are as old as families, but they're taking new form and fresh urgency in an era when schoolyard arguments too often get resolved with guns. A new book--Best Friends, Worst Enemies: Understanding the Social Lives of Children (Ballantine)--delves into these mysteries with uncommon sensitivity and intelligence...
THINK TWICE BEFORE YOU MEDDLE IN YOUR CHILD'S SOCIAL LIFE Most kids wince at the idea that a parent will get involved in their dealings with friends and classmates. They're afraid that the intervention will boomerang. They don't trust a parent to catch the subtleties of the situation. And for good reason, say the authors. "Things we try to do often backfire, making things worse for a child." What can a parent do? Listen sympathetically, stay confident and remember the power of your love for your child...