Kate Hepburn was a fearless tomboy child. Beloved by her parents.<\/p>\n
This is a great story – and I think a wonderful lesson – for parents who may hover. Hover over every scraped knee, every possible risk, trying to shield child from every single danger.<\/p>\n
There was an enormous hemlock tree in the front yard of the Hepburn home in Hartford. Kate loved to climb high up into the branches, and hang out up there. Peacefully. She loved it.<\/p>\n
Apparently, a neighbor in the next yard saw Kate perched up high, and called over to Kate’s mother: “Kate is up way too high!”<\/p>\n
Kate Hepburn’s mother replied, “Sh. Don’t scare Kate. She doesn’t know it’s dangerous.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kate Hepburn was a fearless tomboy child. Beloved by her parents. This is a great story – and I think a wonderful lesson – for parents who may hover. Hover over every scraped knee, every possible risk, trying to shield … Continue reading