The customs of our local villages have been replaced by an endless stream of advice from the global village, thanks to the power of the Internet. Instead of taking comfort in the fact that we’re not the only ones stumbling through parenting, we’re constantly reminded that we’re the only ones who aren’t getting it right. The attachment parents are attaching better, the French moms are feeding their kids better, the Scandinavian kids are happier, the Asian kids are smarter and harder working, and meanwhile I’m just trying to figure out how to get my kid to stop picking her nose and wiping it on
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