Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Since my kids were babies, I've been doing what I call passive parenting. I don't cut their crusts off their sandwiches, because I ...

I don't cut crusts off toast at breakfast time. If my kids don't want to eat the crust, they eat around it. I'm not lazy, I'm teaching life skills. It's a valuable lesson that you have to eat around ...

Since my kids were babies, I've been doing what I call passive parenting. I don't cut their crusts off their sandwiches, because I want to teach them life skills. I want to empower independence, but I ...