Re: Screen time
David Albert
susan wrote:
or time. My wife and I watch MUCH more tv than either of our kids, and
I use the computer a lot more. We have simply, and over time, provided
them with much more interesting things to do in the house, and they've
taken them on as their own. Last night, I invited both kids in to watch
the Westminster Dog Show -- they both loved it, of course, but they'd
never even have bothered to check the tv schedule, no less turn on the
tv if I hadn't told them.
At some point, you have to give kids the freedom to exercise
responsibility. Without freedom, responsibility simply has no meaning,
for there is no responsibility without the choice to be irresponsible.
Learning which is which is a lot of what childhood is about.
David Albert
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> From: susan <fxfireob@...>We have no limits on tv or computer in our house, either as to content
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> Shelley Mansberger wrote:
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>> From: "Shelley Mansberger" <serene@...>
>> Just to add to this discussion.....my 13yo son's best friend is
>> only allowed one hour of what his parents deem "screen time". In
>> other words, one hour of either computer, nintendo, TV, or gameboy
>> per day. My son has free access to all of these things. My son's
>> friend NEVER wants to be at home....always wants to come over
>> here....and he marvels at how much "fun" we all seem to have
>> together.
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> hi,
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> we find that if you give free access, be it to tv, sugar, whatever it
> no longer rules their life and they tend to make better decisions.
> just a thought
or time. My wife and I watch MUCH more tv than either of our kids, and
I use the computer a lot more. We have simply, and over time, provided
them with much more interesting things to do in the house, and they've
taken them on as their own. Last night, I invited both kids in to watch
the Westminster Dog Show -- they both loved it, of course, but they'd
never even have bothered to check the tv schedule, no less turn on the
tv if I hadn't told them.
At some point, you have to give kids the freedom to exercise
responsibility. Without freedom, responsibility simply has no meaning,
for there is no responsibility without the choice to be irresponsible.
Learning which is which is a lot of what childhood is about.
David Albert
--
"If you love being stopped mid-page by powerful observations that strike
your mind like little explosions of light, get this book."-Home
Education Magazine. To read reviewer or reader comments, or the
foreword from "And the Skylark Sings with Me", and to order, check out
the new website: www.skylarksings.com
A. Yates
Hi David,
We are watching right now, and were watching last night. The kids are
loving it.
I'm sure they will ball be up until the end. They are 7, 5 and 3.
What wonderful TV, too bad we can't get rid of commercials.
Ann
We are watching right now, and were watching last night. The kids are
loving it.
I'm sure they will ball be up until the end. They are 7, 5 and 3.
What wonderful TV, too bad we can't get rid of commercials.
Ann