Inspired by what we had in the 80s, there's no better time than now to let your kids have the best summer ever. ☀️ (🖊 FightingFrumpy)
That’s not to say I just ran totally amok; there were still house rules and guidelines, of course. But my parents let me freely decide how I wanted to spend my time. If I wanted to enroll in some kind of summer program or activity, fine; if I wanted to lounge around like a couch potato all day watchingand daytime talk shows, that was fine, too. Nobody was overly concerned about screen time or brain rot or instilling that “hustle culture” work ethic Americans are famous for.
“The fact that parents often do too much at the expense of their children’s independence and a calmer home life isn’t a unique insight,” says