Making my films Babyhood and Freedom to Learn were both huge missions of love and a creative outpouring of the … More
Tag: parenting
hack schooling….
I stumbled across this the other day and loved this presentation from a 12yr old on the state of education…look … More
Helping New Mums…
It seems like this year has whizzed past. My second little one is now reaching his first birthday, and so … More
World Breastfeeding Week 2012
So it’s World Breastfeeding Week, and by chance I happened to take my LO’s to see the dinosaurs at the … More
we are all equal…
i feel compelled to write about why i had to make my film and what i hope it might achieve. … More
it takes a community to raise a child…
I just had my first local community screening. A small group of parents, who are active in the community running … More
are you crunchy…?
So I have found a term that I had to google to try to understand…it seems lots of parenting blogs … More
Time Magazine cover
WOW – a very brave woman on the cover of Time magazine defending extended breastfeeding, and why not as she … More
THE MANIFESTO OF THE IDLE…
THE MANIFESTO OF THE IDLE PARENT
We reject the idea that parenting requires hard work
We pledge to leave our children alone
We reject the rampant consumerism that invades children from the moment they are born
We read them poetry and fantastic stories without morals
We drink alcohol without guilt
We reject the inner Puritan
We don’t waste money on family days out and holidays
An idle parent is a thrifty parent
An idle parent is a creative parent
We lie in bed for as long as possible
We try not to interfere
We play in the fields and forests
We push them into the garden and shut the door so we can clean the house
We both work as little as possible, particularly when the kids are small
Time is more important than money
Happy mess is better than miserable tidiness
Down with school
We fill the house with music and merriment
We reject health and safety guidelines
We embrace responsibility
There are many paths
More play, less work
i like this -“the idle parent” sounds like a mantra – i will be a proud idle parent! bring on the lazing in bed!
distrify.com
So at last the film is uploaded onto a distrify player and now I am making a fan page on … More