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Betsy McMillin

The Parent Trap: Make a Behavior Chart? Have a Martini? Let Me Think….

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 27, 2011 7

I am so sick of charts. If I draw up, Google, copy, fill out or even see another chart, I may just hop on the next AATA bus that conveniently goes by my house every 20 minutes, and go to the nearest martini bar. Confession: There is one…

The Parent Trap: The Entitled Nation

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 20, 2011 9

Less is more. Tell that to any American kid and see what kind of a response you get. If for some reason, you are having a hard time picturing entitled kids (which I doubt), think of the book/film Willy Wonka with the lovely Miss Varuca…

The Parent Trap: Spending Quality Time With A). My Kids or B). The Turtle.

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 13, 2011 0

This isn't the first time it crossed my mind to write about parenting, but the first time I embraced the opportunity seriously. Whenever I would read about parents who blogged, I had one thought: You people are writing about what you're…

The Parent Trap: Can We "Please" Teach Manners? "Thank You!"

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 6, 2011 6

I told one of my readers that I would try my best to not be preachy, but I might cross the line this time. So if you think (grudgingly) that this title may apply to you and you have no desire to fix a possible problem, or you don't want…

The Parent Trap: [Said Weakly, With Little Authority, From Far Across the Crowded Gallery] "Johnny, Don't Touch the Mona Lisa, Honey…"

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 1, 2011 12

"The Parent Trap"... I didn't choose this title for my A2Politico column on parenting, and at first I wasn't sure of it, as I definitely don't feel trapped in my role as parent, a.k.a. "Mumma." But then I realized it does fit, not so much…

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