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Dads and daughters

Paul Banas — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:19:38 +0000

"His job is to be a safe male for her to experiment with her femininity ... to learn she can be admired by a man without it boiling down to sex," Erickson said.

... I'd love to see more information on the link between women's sense of self, security, and ability to create new relationships because of the role of fathers. Interestingly, the new season of the HBO show In Treatment features a woman who's interpersonal relationships are hobbled because her relationship with her father is too strong, too cocooning.

Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Funny Face out on DVD

Paul Banas — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:03:33 +0000

She has seen all her movies except for Breakfast at Tiffany's , which we continue to think is just a little mature for her. ... Though there are scenes of people smoking, most of it is pretty tame, though it is the kind of love story little girls love. She has bought three books on Audrey Hepburn with her own money, very quickly realizing that they all use the same photos and have very little new to say.

Teaching manners to little kids

Paul Banas — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:09:27 +0000

I just called up to my four year old son, asking him if he wanted soup with his lunch. His response? "No, thank you, daddy." Now I suppose if I lived in the South, I'd be disappointed he didn't say "sir," but here in laid back California, just the "thank you" was a big reward for about 800 days of correcting and cajoling. Kids learn from repetition and consistency. We never let a request come without a "please" followed by a "thank you." And, we let the kids correct us if we forget. It actually works. My eight-year-old wouldn't think of skipping those words and she's always invited for playdates.