Help a Sandy Survivor

November 7, 2012

An editor that I know has been dislocated due to flooding in her home. She has  been trying to return to some semblance of normalcy.   Obviously, writing is not her  top priority right now. She was working on a piece about a parent who allowed  his/her child (between the age of 6-12) to quit an activity.  If you, or a friend,  have ever allowed your child, age 6-12, to quit an activity, please email me and I  will interview you for the piece.    [ccohen(at)wbschools(dot)org] The deadline is next week, so if you could forward this link to any parents you know, that would be great.  You will find more info about this  below:
Ok, here is a bit more detail on what I'm looking for in the "My  kid's a quitter!...and I'm OK with that" as-told-to. We need you to find a  mom or dad of a 6-12 year old (boy or girl) who asked to join something and then  decided to quit, and the mom or dad let him. We're trying to show the other side  of the usual sentiment that parents have, which is..."you have to stick it  out."
Parents don't usually advertise that they let their kid "quit," it  kind of has a bad rap. So we want to show the other side of it, and why it works  for some kids, and to encourage parents to trust their instincts.
I think  it's important that the activity in question be something the kid originally  wanted to do...if it's something the parent just pushed him into that's a  different thing.
I don't think it matters as much whether the kid quit  after a couple months, or a couple years...it shouldn't be within the first few  weeks, though.
Thank you for considering helping out with this.  Visit my Literacy Connections blog for more info

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