Kids can’t hand out party invitations at school? Fair? Or are we being a little too sensitive? | Parent24
. The free-range parents, attachment or gentle parents, tiger parents, snowplough parents, and the cut-the-crusts-off-your-bread, pick-the-boogers-out-your-nose helicopter parents.
With that I present the latest in parenting pickles: birthday party invites and how to go about handing them out to kids in class.From tiger to free-range parents – what research says about pros and cons of popular parenting stylesA school in Sydney recently went viral after banning learners from handing out birthday party invitations to their friends at school. Mosman Public School made the decision in the hope of trying to avoid hurting the feelings of learners who aren’t invited to the party.
Surely rules and regulations can be put in place for teachers to ensure they don’t leave knives lying around in class – you don't need a sharp knife anyway. "Friends can be a source of emotional and instrumental support, and help youth access different types of material and symbolic resources that favor well-being,” they explain. “In childhood and adolescence, friendships offer an environment in which children are able to develop social competencies and build their self-esteem, skills that are essential for good mental health throughout life.”
and oftentimes has the opposite effect of what parents are trying to achieve. “Helicopter or bulldozer style parenting is associated with poor outcomes in children and adolescents, including mental health difficulties and low life satisfaction,” they say.
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