http://blog.evesun.com/2007/12/13/feeding-the-fire/ Reporters' Blog for the Evening Sun Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:53:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 http://blog.evesun.com/2007/12/13/feeding-the-fire/#comment-19905 Becky Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:34:25 +0000 http://blog.evesun.com/2007/12/13/feeding-the-fire/#comment-19905 Jessica; I am encouraged you are asking the questions you are. So many parents leave the kids to be mesmerized by the television and the banal drivel that emanates from it. It is a testament of our times that kids are not as active and not as well exercised as before. The electronics of today make life more complex, but easier on the whole to carry on with. I would say that in looking at the situation time is the problem. Economically, parents are expected to do more, make more and be more than it really is humanly possible. Ultimately, the pressures of life result in leaving the kids to their own devices, which is what leaving your kids in front of the television is doing. It takes time, lots of it, to make a difference in your kid's lives. It takes time that is devoted to just your kids, not your own pursuits or interests to make an impression on your child that life is more than a video, or a situation comedy. Time is precious, and once past cannot be replaced. I look back on my years raising my kids and can hope I did a good enough job. I close by saying: turn the TV off. Encourage reading by reading to your kids. Invigorate your children's minds by asking questions, and challenging them to explore the world around them. You can still watch videos and tv, but measure the amount of time that it is on, and make sure the amount if time is balanced with everything else in life. Jessica;
I am encouraged you are asking the questions you are. So many parents leave the kids to be mesmerized by the television and the banal drivel that emanates from it. It is a testament of our times that kids are not as active and not as well exercised as before. The electronics of today make life more complex, but easier on the whole to carry on with.
I would say that in looking at the situation time is the problem. Economically, parents are expected to do more, make more and be more than it really is humanly possible. Ultimately, the pressures of life result in leaving the kids to their own devices, which is what leaving your kids in front of the television is doing. It takes time, lots of it, to make a difference in your kid’s lives. It takes time that is devoted to just your kids, not your own pursuits or interests to make an impression on your child that life is more than a video, or a situation comedy. Time is precious, and once past cannot be replaced. I look back on my years raising my kids and can hope I did a good enough job.
I close by saying: turn the TV off. Encourage reading by reading to your kids. Invigorate your children’s minds by asking questions, and challenging them to explore the world around them. You can still watch videos and tv, but measure the amount of time that it is on, and make sure the amount if time is balanced with everything else in life.

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