As I walked through the crowded and cavernous Union Square subway mezzanine recently, my step aligned with those of a man who was bent over as he walked with hands on the shoulders of a young boy he was guiding through rush hour commuters. The boy’s head was down. Was physically disabled in some way? … Continue reading
The link below is to a post I wrote six years ago. Recently, my four and a half year old granddaughter asked, while we were playing by Facetime: “Are there big problems in the world?” It took her mother and me by surprise and it was at the end of the call, so the … Continue reading
Peggy Orenstein: What was (and was not) in Cinderella Ate My Daughter Posted on March 9, 2011 by MARY ROTHSCHILD3 Comments Transcript of interview with Peggy Orenstein January 26, 2011 (Parenthesis are used for clarification where there is a cut-off sentence or cross-talk) M. R.: Thank you for taking time for this conversation this morning about Cinderella Ate My Daughter: … Continue reading
Though I’m trying to post recordings and writings, mostly from my five years hosting The Healthy Media Choices Hour on Brattleboro Community Radio, on Mondays – hey! it was Labor Day! Hope you all had a great summer. This conversation with Lance Strate, professor in the Communications and Media Studies Department at Fordham, is one … Continue reading
Welcome to Monday from the Archives: each Monday, something from the archives of Mary Rothschild: interviews, articles, insights. Today, the audio and transcript of an interview with author Lillian Firestone about her book The Forgotten Language of Children: A Journey in Living Authentically, originally aired on Brattleboro Community Radio in Vermont on October 18, 2011. … Continue reading
. Hear the Talk: http://tinyurl.com/ycd7o7hf It was such a privilege to be part of TEDx in Traverse City, Michigan. Spread the word about putting relationships first and intentional use of media with young children Continue reading
At the conference of the National Association for the Education of Young Children, there was a collaborative effort around Science, Play and Spirituality This is a hopeful sign: the recognition that free play – the ability to explore the environment without restriction and with the senses. The way the participants expressed their responses had to … Continue reading
I was reading an article from the New York Times that talks about “no phone zones” and Sherry Turkle’s term “Sacred spaces” for such zones. It’s an excellent article and evidence of interest in “unplugging.” However, it occurred to me that the image of the dinner table is often invoked when talking about making phone-free … Continue reading
In the US, psychologists like Steven Stosny point to a link between anger and parental feelings of inadequacy. While the situations he cites will ring true to many of us as parents: the end of a bad day is likely to set off reactions, etc., I would advocate for a nuts-and-bolts, practical review of … Continue reading
Wanted to share with you. Spread the word. Richard Whittaker, founder and publisher of Works and Conversations, interviewed me when I was in California in the Spring. I appreciate that it was picked up by The Daily Good. In the speeches, panel presentations, and workshops I’ve given, people express the need for a “middle way.” … Continue reading
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