This area is dedicated to the good, the bad and the ugly of parenting. I am including this TED Talk video as a great way to kick off this section because Rufus Griscom and Alisa Volkman discuss the taboos of parenting. Though some of the insights are oversimplified and the quality of the presenting is a bit, well, let's call it casual, the basic idea is right. Moms and Dads feel they don't often have permission to discuss the totality of how life-changing parenting is. Griscom and Volkman, who founded a website called babble.com dedicated to contemporary parenting, discuss some of their totality through discussing taboos.
This TED Talk runs about 17:00 minutes. Let's the confessions begin!
Parenting Green intends the double meaning. Our goal is to promote an ecological focus and a forum for new parents. Because we're pretty green (and green), we figure we can share our adventures and mishaps along the way. This blog is intended for folks who are just as likely to watch Sports Center as they are to listen to NPR; who struggle with the conundrum of cost and convenience vs. ethical responsibility; and who want a community of like-minded parents to share with and learn from.