Gina L. Carroll's Blog (3)

You miss them while they are away at school. You worry a little bit. You're ready for them to come home...until they get here. They arrive with an air of independence until he unloads his suitcases of long- dirty laundry, and she sees your new Jimmy Choo shoes!! See the other tell-tale signs that they are home...http://tinyurl.com/home4summer Continue

I've done some pretty horrendous things to my children--some purposely (like chaperoning the dance floor at the Prom), but mostly inadvertently (like accidentally calling a new boyfriend by the old boyfriend's name!!). I try to be careful and precise about humiliation, if I can. There is one area I do not have to guess about and that is Social media. My kids have been very clear about their desire to keep my nosey eyes off of their Facebook pages. I can adhere to this. I set down my social media… Continue

I have been posting away about the wisdom of the Free-Range Movement and how healthy it is to be less overbearing about safety. I have been working on being less of a helicopter parent and more of a relaxed parent, allowing my kids more freedom to explore the world. And then I read about Mike Tyson's tragedy with his 4-year-old baby...and I am right back where I started. How do parents strike the balance? See what you think and let me know---http://tinyurl.com/TysonSafety. Continue