Traits of Trifling Parents

1.  Letting Your Child Walk  Around  Unattended

There’s not a day that passes that I am not driving and don’t see a stroller two feet ahead of the parent in the street while I have the green, or a toddler who’s either a block ahead or behind his mother who is too busy texting or playing “Angry Birds” to pay him much mind.  And I can’t help but think about how close I keep my Chihuahua to my body when we go for walks, as far as even picking him up when we cross busy intersections.  It’s exciting that your child is learning to walk on his or her own and exploring the world around him, but he still needs you to help him navigate the dangers of that world.  All it takes is one reckless driver or an adult with dirty intentions to change your life because you were too busy slinging birds instead of holding your child’s hand.