There's nothing more demoralizing as a parent than to read what so-called experts have to say about our parenting skills.
Here's a story that was published in the Chicago Tribune this week about children and television watching.

I've blogged in this space before about my little girl and her television viewing habits. And as I said then, and I'll repeat, parenting, I believe, involves a lot of balancing to find what works for you and your children. It's not about researchers in a far off ivory tower or medical institution directing us to produce perfect children. Aaargghh.

No, we don't have a television in Ana Isabel's room (which is what the Tribune wrote about.). Yes, we do let her watch television, probably more than the experts would like. I grew up with a television in my room. I turned out to be a productive member of society.

No matter. Researchers will continue to conduct these studies. That's what they do. Reporters will continue to write stories about them. That's what we do. And parent's will continue to read them and be enraged, bemused and exasperated by them. And in the end, most of our children will turn out OK.

I'll step off my soap box now.

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