“I do know a boy and a girl who've benefitted from their parents' high regard for academic achievement. But they've suffered from it, too... They're not even familiar with the concept of unstructured play. When asked to play outside, they… — Muffy Mead-Ferro Copy Share Image
“I hope that for my kids, too, success will be its own reward. That they'll do their best because they want to win for themselves and for their team, without even calculating my reaction, much less having it be the… — Muffy Mead-Ferro Copy Share Image
“Maybe emotional blows are like physical blows. You stand to gain something if you sustain them from time to time. You might build up… — Muffy Mead-Ferro Copy Share Image
“I wonder if we're giving our children the chance to really perform, if we're giving them and ourselves enough credit, as we pore over… — Muffy Mead-Ferro Copy Share Image
“I ended up choosing her preschool party based on the fact that it was the closest to our house and would cause me the… — Muffy Mead-Ferro Copy Share Image
“I just question the value of isolated math, science and literary skills - especially when they're achieved at the expense of social skills -… — Muffy Mead-Ferro Copy Share Image
“...I couldn't help wondering what would happen if the little pea-eating angel ever saw that scrapbook...can you imagine what the boy would think if… — Muffy Mead-Ferro Copy Share Image
“Maybe, like my parents and grandparents, I can trust myself to be a mom without a reference library to tell me how. Maybe I… — Muffy Mead-Ferro Copy Share Image
“I've read articles by child psychologists who have identified "lack of self-esteem" as the evil at the root of so much bad, even criminal… — Muffy Mead-Ferro Copy Share Image
“I do know a boy and a girl who've benefitted from their parents' high regard for academic achievement. But they've suffered from it, too...… — Muffy Mead-Ferro Copy Share Image
“I hope that for my kids, too, success will be its own reward. That they'll do their best because they want to win for… — Muffy Mead-Ferro Copy Share Image
