My son may not yet have grasped the deeper significance of that profound book, Winnie-the-Pooh. But one thing he has learned is that there is nothing babyish in saying No to a culture that ‘plugs in’ its children. Thanks to the wise teachings of a little bear, he now understands that ‘the things that make me different are the things that make me’.

My son may not yet have grasped the deeper significance of that profound book, Winnie-the-Pooh. But one thing he has learned is that there is nothing babyish in saying No to a culture that ‘plugs in’ its children. Thanks to the wise teachings of a little bear, he now understands that ‘the things that make me different are the things that make me’.