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Originally Posted by Curly
What desertgrandma says. 
As a supply (substitute) early years educator, I work in a variety of different nurseries -- in school nurseries in upper middle class areas to full day nurseries in areas of deprivation. And while there are stark difference between the needs of children in these areas, what is the same, is that they do respond well to an adult who is willing to spend time chatting and playing.
One of my worries is that children do not seem to engage in as much imaginative / pretend play as they did 10 years ago. I worry too, that at home parents don't have the time to get down on the floor and play 'shops', 'house' or 'superman'. I wonder how much time children spend in front of the tv, computer or in the car going to organised activities? |
you know I think about that quite often... seeing these mini-vans and mid-sized SUVs running around with the 2.5 kids and 1.3 dogs in the back with the pull down TV screens and the kids in their car seats with headphones damn near as big as their noggins... I wonder what the hell!!!??? road trips, long or short, were how my family connected quite often, both when I was a pup and when I was raising my litter. that was the time when family stories, funny songs, traditions and so on were shared. my kids were not given all the hand held devices to carry around with them for "distraction" I told them that time spent with their mouths closed and ears opened were prime learning times, and quite often this branch of education was much more valuable and important than time spent in a classroom. now I see kids quietly entertaining themselves in restaurants with either games, ipods, or notebooks. what happened to conversation? learning how to behave in polite society?
we weren't given a missive to self replicate. it is not mandated. the creation of kids should be because you want them, you can handle them, you have time for them. they should rank above the cars, the electronics, the designer dogs and so on. if it is a question at all, the gene pool would probably be better if you don't add to it.
HOLY COW!!!! where'd that soap box come from?