Star Trek photo novels
Michelle Leifur Reid
On 10/16/06, Deb <soggyboysmom@...> wrote:
would adore these, but I've never seen them in the bookstore where I
work. He loved the Kingdom Heart's Manga, but they only (so far) have
made 4 and he has yet to find a manga that suits him. He loves to
read but hasn't ventured yet into long novels and has become bored
with traditional children's picture books.
Michelle
> My DS is 8 and reads whatever he wants from Captain Underpants toWhere do you find these? Do you have the ISBN's for these? Keon
> Star Trek photo-novels (novelizations of the original series with
> photos from the episodes)
would adore these, but I've never seen them in the bookstore where I
work. He loved the Kingdom Heart's Manga, but they only (so far) have
made 4 and he has yet to find a manga that suits him. He loves to
read but hasn't ventured yet into long novels and has become bored
with traditional children's picture books.
Michelle
Mara
I have a big problem. So far I did not have to forbid
my sons playing with things other than the kitchen
knives (which they can use under supervision), which
they understand. Now they both (5 and 2) got new
swords at a recend Medieval Fair. The 5 year old got a
big wooden axe and the 2 year old a rather large
wooden sword. I so regret that we gave in to buying
them, but we had been there all day and they wanted
them so much, and it seemed like many others were
having then ...anyways. They do have lots of soft
swords that the 2 year old is still learning not to
hit people with it. Since he takes it everywhere I
have to follow in his every step so as to protect
others that he'might' hit. He watches a lot of
swordfighting on video (Peter Pan, Mulan, Aladdin etc.
etc.) and on the playground when his older brother
plays with swords or sticks with his friends.
Now they have these hard dangerous wooden weapons and
I thought I could sort of bring them out to play at
certain times and then put them away again when I need
to do other stuff (like empty the dishwasher etc..).
Now of course they don't want to do that and carry
them everywhere - my 5 y.o. is very good. He would not
ever intentionally hurt someone, but even when I am
there he has sometime gotten too close with that
thing. My 2 y.o. I can not trust with it. He is good
when I am around but he might 'forget' and hit his
brother when he isn't looking -
My husband suggested they be 'outside' toys, but they
won't have that either. Now I am in the dilemma of
having to leave them alone with their weapons for
moments at a time, or keep taking them away at various
times during the day, which does not feel right
either, as I don't want to suddenly become the monster
moma who takes away their favorite toys 'randomly' as
it would be understood by the 2 y.o. Also, I do trust
my 5 y.o. but I can not just take away the 2 y.o,
because to him that would be pure injustice.
I don't let them take them into the bedroom or to the
mall or playground, they have their soft ones for
that, and that has not been a problem. At night they
organize their weapons into their 'weapon chambers'.
They are not a at all violent boys. They are
generally careful and compassionate with each other,
it is just the 2 y.o. I am worried about and then I am
worried about the 5 y.o. accidentally hurting his
younger brother which has happened before (even when I
was right there -)
Nothing has happened, I am just so worried that it
might that it really stresses me out when I watch them
play with it.
I also have this antipathy (is that a word in english)
for weapons in general and yesterday I told my 5 y.o.
'I only fight with you because I love you, and you
like it so much -"
He loves playing the bad guy but is really very sweet
and kind and would never REALLY hurt a living soul.
I am just confused as to what to do - tell them it was
a mistake, I should not have bought them, because it
stresses me so much?
Just try to be there ALL the time and let the house go
to the dumps until they do something else (build
legos, watch a video etc.) and just relax about it
some more ? Even if they play peacefully with
something else and I go do something, I still won't
know if the 2 y.o. wont pick it up again and want to
fight etc.
What kind of principles do you use with weapon toys?
I hope this is comprehensible - it clearly is my
biggest 'issue' otherwise we are having a wonderful
life and of course do lots of other things. The only
thing being that they take their 'soft' swords
everywhere, and even that stresses me out (even if
they do not hurt others, my 2 y.o. has knocked over
things when I wasn't fast enough, and did hit another
child that was near the one playing swordfighting with
him, he just can not discern that yet. On the
playground the other day another unschooled kid loved
playing with him, saying 'hit me' and having him run
after him, my 2 y.o. was having the greatest fun, and
yet, how is he to understand when and when not to
hit?)
Any help with this is highly appreciated.
Lots of love to you all,
Mara
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my sons playing with things other than the kitchen
knives (which they can use under supervision), which
they understand. Now they both (5 and 2) got new
swords at a recend Medieval Fair. The 5 year old got a
big wooden axe and the 2 year old a rather large
wooden sword. I so regret that we gave in to buying
them, but we had been there all day and they wanted
them so much, and it seemed like many others were
having then ...anyways. They do have lots of soft
swords that the 2 year old is still learning not to
hit people with it. Since he takes it everywhere I
have to follow in his every step so as to protect
others that he'might' hit. He watches a lot of
swordfighting on video (Peter Pan, Mulan, Aladdin etc.
etc.) and on the playground when his older brother
plays with swords or sticks with his friends.
Now they have these hard dangerous wooden weapons and
I thought I could sort of bring them out to play at
certain times and then put them away again when I need
to do other stuff (like empty the dishwasher etc..).
Now of course they don't want to do that and carry
them everywhere - my 5 y.o. is very good. He would not
ever intentionally hurt someone, but even when I am
there he has sometime gotten too close with that
thing. My 2 y.o. I can not trust with it. He is good
when I am around but he might 'forget' and hit his
brother when he isn't looking -
My husband suggested they be 'outside' toys, but they
won't have that either. Now I am in the dilemma of
having to leave them alone with their weapons for
moments at a time, or keep taking them away at various
times during the day, which does not feel right
either, as I don't want to suddenly become the monster
moma who takes away their favorite toys 'randomly' as
it would be understood by the 2 y.o. Also, I do trust
my 5 y.o. but I can not just take away the 2 y.o,
because to him that would be pure injustice.
I don't let them take them into the bedroom or to the
mall or playground, they have their soft ones for
that, and that has not been a problem. At night they
organize their weapons into their 'weapon chambers'.
They are not a at all violent boys. They are
generally careful and compassionate with each other,
it is just the 2 y.o. I am worried about and then I am
worried about the 5 y.o. accidentally hurting his
younger brother which has happened before (even when I
was right there -)
Nothing has happened, I am just so worried that it
might that it really stresses me out when I watch them
play with it.
I also have this antipathy (is that a word in english)
for weapons in general and yesterday I told my 5 y.o.
'I only fight with you because I love you, and you
like it so much -"
He loves playing the bad guy but is really very sweet
and kind and would never REALLY hurt a living soul.
I am just confused as to what to do - tell them it was
a mistake, I should not have bought them, because it
stresses me so much?
Just try to be there ALL the time and let the house go
to the dumps until they do something else (build
legos, watch a video etc.) and just relax about it
some more ? Even if they play peacefully with
something else and I go do something, I still won't
know if the 2 y.o. wont pick it up again and want to
fight etc.
What kind of principles do you use with weapon toys?
I hope this is comprehensible - it clearly is my
biggest 'issue' otherwise we are having a wonderful
life and of course do lots of other things. The only
thing being that they take their 'soft' swords
everywhere, and even that stresses me out (even if
they do not hurt others, my 2 y.o. has knocked over
things when I wasn't fast enough, and did hit another
child that was near the one playing swordfighting with
him, he just can not discern that yet. On the
playground the other day another unschooled kid loved
playing with him, saying 'hit me' and having him run
after him, my 2 y.o. was having the greatest fun, and
yet, how is he to understand when and when not to
hit?)
Any help with this is highly appreciated.
Lots of love to you all,
Mara
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Michelle Leifur Reid
On 10/17/06, Mara <mamadeluz@...> wrote:
I don't see weapons as being toys. We do have squirt guns, but they
look like toys, not guns. And Keon has had light sabers and "ray
guns" in the past. I think part of my problem with weapons as toys
comes from growing up in the rural south where boys were bought small
guns that actually worked and taught how to shoot them and then
thought it was funny to shoot BB's at the only girl in the
neighborhood (that would be me). I also want my children to respect
weapons as weapons and tools. If they build a gun or a sword out of
Legos or with sticks that is fine, it's the whole "give the child a
toy that looks like a weapon and have them play with them as though
they are weapons" part that I have problems with. I'm a pacifist
daughter of a pacifist living with a philosophical pacifist. :-D We
do have hunting rifles in the house, but the children know what those
are for and only what those are for. We also have done target archery
and are involved in an organization that seems to center around combat
(Society for Creative Anachronism - medieval recreation). We have
talked often about wars (from early history through modern times) and
the implications of that.
I think if I had a child who was truly interested in guns or the like
I would find a way to meet that interest need. Perhaps a shooting
range or a trusted friend who shoots. As for the wooden toys, could
you create a display for them and explain that in medieval and
renaissance times weapons were often put on display when not in actual
use and that prized weapons were often put on display only
(remembering a scene from POTC when Eilzabeth Swann tries to use a
mounted sword from a display only to find it was only a display).
Michelle - who I think went totally off the subject LOL!
> What kind of principles do you use with weapon toys?This is the one place where I have difficulty in the "toy" department.
I don't see weapons as being toys. We do have squirt guns, but they
look like toys, not guns. And Keon has had light sabers and "ray
guns" in the past. I think part of my problem with weapons as toys
comes from growing up in the rural south where boys were bought small
guns that actually worked and taught how to shoot them and then
thought it was funny to shoot BB's at the only girl in the
neighborhood (that would be me). I also want my children to respect
weapons as weapons and tools. If they build a gun or a sword out of
Legos or with sticks that is fine, it's the whole "give the child a
toy that looks like a weapon and have them play with them as though
they are weapons" part that I have problems with. I'm a pacifist
daughter of a pacifist living with a philosophical pacifist. :-D We
do have hunting rifles in the house, but the children know what those
are for and only what those are for. We also have done target archery
and are involved in an organization that seems to center around combat
(Society for Creative Anachronism - medieval recreation). We have
talked often about wars (from early history through modern times) and
the implications of that.
I think if I had a child who was truly interested in guns or the like
I would find a way to meet that interest need. Perhaps a shooting
range or a trusted friend who shoots. As for the wooden toys, could
you create a display for them and explain that in medieval and
renaissance times weapons were often put on display when not in actual
use and that prized weapons were often put on display only
(remembering a scene from POTC when Eilzabeth Swann tries to use a
mounted sword from a display only to find it was only a display).
Michelle - who I think went totally off the subject LOL!