When her mother combed Harriet’s hair, she said that the woods were disgustingly muddy and mosquito-ridden. During her history unit on pioneers, her father bashfully admitted that he couldn’t pitch a tent, barbeque, or fight...

As parents we have a tendency to overprotect; it’s okay to try and show them all positives but we cannot forget that the real world has teeth

You really have to let me fight my own battles. You can’t constantly second-guess me and try to protect me. It’s stifling.

Batman: What have I told you about trusting dangerous and obsessive criminal geniuses?Wonder Woman: To be fair, you tend to warn everyone about everything.Batman: Point.

The people of jewel,” said Olga Ciavolga,”treat their children like delicate flowers. They think they will not survive without constant protection. But there are parts of the world where young boys and girls spend weeks...