New to the group...need a little help
Ren Allen
"They could not let him in there- OSHA standards state no customers
allowed in work area. The woman got really uptight and told my husband
that they don't believe in telling their children "no". He then said
that she went on a little about self directed learning, and used some
of the words I use (shows you how much men sometimes listen)."
Well....it shows a lack of respect for a public place in my opinion,
to expect the whole world to have their same values. If she thinks
everyone in the world is open to the idea of letting kids be right
there while they work, she's sadly mistaken. Yeah, it would be great,
but we're talking about a business,not a private residence. He DOES
have to consider liabilty issues.
I think it's great to let kids be up close and dabble with real stuff,
but I certainly don't expect everyone we meet to ensure this ideal.
I'm not sure how she never tells her child "no" unless they're just
really mellow kids. I think "no" can be just as mindful as "yes"
sometimes.
Ren
learninginfreedom.com
allowed in work area. The woman got really uptight and told my husband
that they don't believe in telling their children "no". He then said
that she went on a little about self directed learning, and used some
of the words I use (shows you how much men sometimes listen)."
Well....it shows a lack of respect for a public place in my opinion,
to expect the whole world to have their same values. If she thinks
everyone in the world is open to the idea of letting kids be right
there while they work, she's sadly mistaken. Yeah, it would be great,
but we're talking about a business,not a private residence. He DOES
have to consider liabilty issues.
I think it's great to let kids be up close and dabble with real stuff,
but I certainly don't expect everyone we meet to ensure this ideal.
I'm not sure how she never tells her child "no" unless they're just
really mellow kids. I think "no" can be just as mindful as "yes"
sometimes.
Ren
learninginfreedom.com
Melissa
I had the same opinion as I was reading the story. I think in our
case (and I've said this to my kids before at the shop) "You know,
the rules of this place is that customers are not allowed (pointing)
this sign says "X,Y, Z". But I know we can figure out another way to
see stuff up close". Then we call around smaller shops, or heck,
visit my redneck in-laws who have most of the tools rusting in their
front yards ;-) I think stewing about it teaches kids to resent and
stew, when it is very easy to open a learning moment about what we
CAN do.
Melissa
Mom to Josh (11), Breanna (9), Emily (7), Rachel (6), Sam (5), Dan
(3), and Avari Rose
share our lives at
http://360.yahoo.com/multimomma
case (and I've said this to my kids before at the shop) "You know,
the rules of this place is that customers are not allowed (pointing)
this sign says "X,Y, Z". But I know we can figure out another way to
see stuff up close". Then we call around smaller shops, or heck,
visit my redneck in-laws who have most of the tools rusting in their
front yards ;-) I think stewing about it teaches kids to resent and
stew, when it is very easy to open a learning moment about what we
CAN do.
Melissa
Mom to Josh (11), Breanna (9), Emily (7), Rachel (6), Sam (5), Dan
(3), and Avari Rose
share our lives at
http://360.yahoo.com/multimomma
On Sep 15, 2006, at 8:52 PM, Ren Allen wrote:
> Well....it shows a lack of respect for a public place in my opinion,
> to expect the whole world to have their same values. If she thinks
> everyone in the world is open to the idea of letting kids be right
> there while they work, she's sadly mistaken. Yeah, it would be great,
> but we're talking about a business,not a private residence. He DOES
> have to consider liabilty issues.
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