- Psychology Today Interviews Walker Lamond
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Maybe you remember him – he’s the guy that penned the great blog/book, 1001 Rules for My Unborn Son. Melissa Blake interviews Walker for Psychology Today magazine, and I always love hearing his thoughts: it’s this perhaps unknowing social-psychological commentary that he offers, this analysis of the implicit assumptions and expectations we make of children and childhood in society – externalised as rules – that really gives me lots to chew on.
Of course, I also liked his answer to this question:
How do you think sons of today differ from the sons of your generation?
I actually don’t think boys change all that much. The idea that “kids today” don’t measure up to their dads and grandfathers is the lament of every generation. Really, it’s the environment we live in that has changed. It’s not kids’ fault that they didn’t grow up on a farm or can’t play after dark in their neighborhood. So parents just have to work harder to create those opportunities. In the old days, you couldn’t go outside until you did your homework. Maybe now you can’t do your homework until after you’ve gone outside.
Feb 24, 2010 :: Tagged under: childhood, kids these days, rulesformyunbornson, social psychology :: #
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