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Hey, parents! Do you ever find yourself over-worrying about creeps, kidnapping, germs, grades, flash cards, flashers, baby snatchers, sleepovers and/or the perils of a non-organic grape? If so, maybe we'll meet on my new TV show.
Yes, I'm about to start hosting a show where I go to the homes of parents who wish they could worry a little less and enjoy parenting a little more. (And if I could go to my own home and reassure myself, I would, because often enough that's my problem, too. It is everyone's problem in this hyper-fearful world that has been shoved down our throats. Thank you, Nancy Grace!)
Anyway, the show will be a lot of fun, I hope, and it will feature parents who are scared about letting their kids walk to school, play unsupervised or drop out of their afternoon piano/Mandarin/lacrosse lessons.
What keeps us parents fretting? It pretty much boils down to fear for our children's safety, and for their future success. That's why we drive them straight to the front door of the school, and why we buy them placemats covered in math problems. (Can you imagine if we had to fill out our taxes while waiting for our food?) We just want them to make it.
At the same time, a lot of us also have the sneaking suspicion that maybe we could help our kids more by doing a little less. After all, most of us had parents who let us bike around the neighborhood till suppertime, and how we loved that freedom! We want to give our kids that gift, but don't know where to begin.
That's where I come in -- literally, knocking on the door and saying, "Hi! You can give your kid an old-fashioned childhood. Let's start now!"
As the gal who got dubbed "America's Worst Mom" for letting my 9-year-old take the subway by himself, I know that some people won't even let me past the mud room. But if you're sick of worrying all the time, maybe we can fix that. If you live in New York City or Toronto, give a call to my show's casting agent, Syliva Lee, at 1-416-504-7317 ext. 618, or email her at slee@cineflix.com. Briefly tell your story -- all correspondence will be kept confidential. And you can even recommend another family.
Think about it: The childhood you save may be your kid's!
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Yes, I'm about to start hosting a show where I go to the homes of parents who wish they could worry a little less and enjoy parenting a little more. (And if I could go to my own home and reassure myself, I would, because often enough that's my problem, too. It is everyone's problem in this hyper-fearful world that has been shoved down our throats. Thank you, Nancy Grace!)
Anyway, the show will be a lot of fun, I hope, and it will feature parents who are scared about letting their kids walk to school, play unsupervised or drop out of their afternoon piano/Mandarin/lacrosse lessons.
What keeps us parents fretting? It pretty much boils down to fear for our children's safety, and for their future success. That's why we drive them straight to the front door of the school, and why we buy them placemats covered in math problems. (Can you imagine if we had to fill out our taxes while waiting for our food?) We just want them to make it.
At the same time, a lot of us also have the sneaking suspicion that maybe we could help our kids more by doing a little less. After all, most of us had parents who let us bike around the neighborhood till suppertime, and how we loved that freedom! We want to give our kids that gift, but don't know where to begin.
That's where I come in -- literally, knocking on the door and saying, "Hi! You can give your kid an old-fashioned childhood. Let's start now!"
As the gal who got dubbed "America's Worst Mom" for letting my 9-year-old take the subway by himself, I know that some people won't even let me past the mud room. But if you're sick of worrying all the time, maybe we can fix that. If you live in New York City or Toronto, give a call to my show's casting agent, Syliva Lee, at 1-416-504-7317 ext. 618, or email her at slee@cineflix.com. Briefly tell your story -- all correspondence will be kept confidential. And you can even recommend another family.
Think about it: The childhood you save may be your kid's!
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2-03-2011 @ 7:05PM
linda said...For real? This worries me.. more than just a little. So, you show up at stranger's homes to show them how to let their children be children... all the while the other media outlets are waiting for one mishap, one tiny screw up, so they can jump all over it. You get sued for millions because little Johnny got lost two blocks away when it was your advice that lead helicopter mom to let him go in the first place. I see bad things coming from this. I hope I'm wrong, I really truly do... but while I feel my children are capable of conducting themselves in a mature, responsible manner, I do not have the same faith in the media. Best of luck in this endeavor, Lenore... may my gut feeling be completely wrong!
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2-07-2011 @ 7:01PM
Curt said...You're exactly the type of parent Lenore is trying to help…those who are so hung up on the awful reports in the media that they're too scared to let go, even for a minute or two.
2-04-2011 @ 4:29PM
Maria said...Lenore, I would love for you to come to my house and free me from worry (and my daughter from me). I'd want you to leave the cameras at home though. Best of luck with the show. I hope that it opens many a mind.
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