It is hard to make children be children today. I saw it with my own son when he "discovered" there was a life to be obtained in television and video games. It terrified me when I saw it, and I did immediately. I squashed both instantly. Luckily, we never let the kids have their own "technology" in their bedrooms. This made control over the devices a little less trouble. I think what scared me was the level of emotion my son would invest in video games. I saw that the video games were dictating some very undesirable emotions. That's when I pulled the plugs. We had to literally force him out of doors. Once he hooked up with another child, he'd be fine, but it was sad we had to do this at all. We were very confused because as children the only children who stayed in the house were either being punished or they were ill.
The hat idea is cute. I did programming from home in the mid-late 90's. I grabbed this hat
So the "I'm working!" hat is not original to my household. It's great to hear that it can actually work. I had good luck with it today and have high hopes.
We were very confused because as children the only children who stayed in the house were either being punished or they were ill.
This was an eye-opener for me. Going outside to play was a HUGE treat for me, my mother preferred to have me near her for company.
Another thought occurred to me when I read this. Sending Ch-- out to play with the neighborhood kids often means that he's going to end up playing video games in someone else's house. When the weather is good, they will sometimes play tag or have mock battles but, given the slightest discomfort, they find the nearest game counsel. (Not here. If he has a friend over they aren't allowed to play video games unless it in the early hours of the morning while I'm still sleeping.)
We have a very bright and physically talented 11-year-old in the house, who is inclined to spend all day reading, watching TV, and playing video games. When I have the energy, I do math lessons with her, which she enjoys, to her own surprise. We need to be getting her out with other kids and physical activity, though.
I forgot about her ... does she livejournal by any chance? My boy's got a journal of his own now, but we're having trouble finding journal-pals for him. He's been making a short entry every day at krunk009.
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The hat idea is cute. I did programming from home in the mid-late 90's. I grabbed this hat
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We were very confused because as children the only children who stayed in the house were either being punished or they were ill.
This was an eye-opener for me. Going outside to play was a HUGE treat for me, my mother preferred to have me near her for company.
Another thought occurred to me when I read this. Sending Ch-- out to play with the neighborhood kids often means that he's going to end up playing video games in someone else's house. When the weather is good, they will sometimes play tag or have mock battles but, given the slightest discomfort, they find the nearest game counsel. (Not here. If he has a friend over they aren't allowed to play video games unless it in the early hours of the morning while I'm still sleeping.)
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If you do manage to figure out... or Ch-- figures out... how to get him to pull his head out of the tv screen/computer monitor, please let me know!
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We have a very bright and physically talented 11-year-old in the house, who is inclined to spend all day reading, watching TV, and playing video games. When I have the energy, I do math lessons with her, which she enjoys, to her own surprise. We need to be getting her out with other kids and physical activity, though.
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