Posts made in March, 2013

Gunning for Peace?

Posted by Charlotte Mourlot on Mar 2, 2013 in education, Parenting, Uncategorized | 5 comments

So when I started this blog, back last summer,  I made a list of topics I wanted to write about.  The debate about whether to allow children to play with toy guns was something at the top.  After the Sandy Hook tragedy this is clearly a hot and sensitive subject.  Having two boys who, like many of their gender, are naturally drawn to toy guns I wondered if I should allow them to play with such things.  Many of my friends do not allow toy guns of any description in their houses and even light sabers are down the garbage chute before you can count to 10!  But growing up with two brothers,...