Teach your children well.


Gelan

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As we all know, necessity is the mother of invention, but as we laughingly advance, necessity disappears over the horizon with it's arse on fire as we are left to be cosseted by the electro mechanical machine known as technology. We're heading for Wall-E status, driven by too much personal greed and little spirituality, so how do we address this? Maybe we should start by giving our children a childhood with natural challenges, for the tougher our start in life, the more resilient and balanced we'll be as adults.

The first seven years of a child's life will shape them forever, so a little adversity will help. I'd not let a child have video games or a mobile phone before the age of seven. The thought of a developing child spending 30 hours a week playing X box is pretty alarming, add to that a device that saves you physically interacting with your peers and you're on a slippery slope.

This world is screwed and unfixable, but maybe the next generation must take some retrograde steps to restore a stable society.

Please add your own wisdom.
 
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I had Finders Crispy Pancakes for me dinner.. was class! Always add tommy sauce though.
 
As we all know, necessity is the mother of invention, but as we laughingly advance, necessity disappears over the horizon with it's arse on fire as we are left to be cosseted by the electro mechanical machine known as technology. We're heading for Wall-E status, driven by too much personal greed and little spirituality, so how do we address this? Maybe we should start by giving our children a childhood with natural challenges, for the tougher our start in life, the more resilient and balanced we'll be as adults.

The first seven years of a child's life will shape them forever, so a little adversity will help. I'd not let a child have video games or a mobile phone before the age of seven. The thought of a developing child spending 30 hours a week playing X box is pretty alarming, add to that a device that saves you physically interacting with your peers and you're on a slippery slope.

This world is screwed and unfixable, but maybe the next generation must take some retrograde steps to restore a stable society.

Please add your own wisdom.
thought you stopped smoking skunk?
 
As we all know, necessity is the mother of invention, but as we laughingly advance, necessity disappears over the horizon with it's arse on fire as we are left to be cosseted by the electro mechanical machine known as technology. We're heading for Wall-E status, driven by too much personal greed and little spirituality, so how do we address this? Maybe we should start by giving our children a childhood with natural challenges, for the tougher our start in life, the more resilient and balanced we'll be as adults.

The first seven years of a child's life will shape them forever, so a little adversity will help. I'd not let a child have video games or a mobile phone before the age of seven. The thought of a developing child spending 30 hours a week playing X box is pretty alarming, add to that a device that saves you physically interacting with your peers and you're on a slippery slope.

This world is screwed and unfixable, but maybe the next generation must take some retrograde steps to restore a stable society.

Please add your own wisdom.

Good post. We have a daily battle in our house with screens. When to turn them off, what apps they are using, what games are appropriate. Stressful.
 
As we all know, necessity is the mother of invention, but as we laughingly advance, necessity disappears over the horizon with it's arse on fire as we are left to be cosseted by the electro mechanical machine known as technology. We're heading for Wall-E status, driven by too much personal greed and little spirituality, so how do we address this? Maybe we should start by giving our children a childhood with natural challenges, for the tougher our start in life, the more resilient and balanced we'll be as adults.

The first seven years of a child's life will shape them forever, so a little adversity will help. I'd not let a child have video games or a mobile phone before the age of seven. The thought of a developing child spending 30 hours a week playing X box is pretty alarming, add to that a device that saves you physically interacting with your peers and you're on a slippery slope.

This world is screwed and unfixable, but maybe the next generation must take some retrograde steps to restore a stable society.

Please add your own wisdom.
I very rarely comment on your posts but you are utterly right about children and technology.

Kids have a very tough time now because they are cosseted but also utterly restricted. They are constantly bombarded with stuff to entertain them but have very limited chance to entertain themselves with their peer group.

I feel sorry for most of them. Most of them are fat blobs with little or no resilience.
Don't engage with Worzel Gummidge looking people in internet chatrooms.
Stopped clock is right twice a day.
 
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I very rarely comment on your posts but you are utterly right about children and technology.

Kids have a very tough time now because they are cosseted but also utterly restricted. They are constantly bombarded with stuff to entertain them but have very limited chance to entertain themselves with their peer group.

I feel sorry for most of them. Most of them are fat blobs with little or no resilience.

Stopped clock is right twice a day.

Fat blobs, that tickled me. :lol:
 
I'm not sure what sort of parents we'd be if we had kids.

The few certainties would be, they wouldn't be spoilt, litterbugs, noisy little bastards or mags.

And their tantrums wouldn't be bigger than mine.

Oh, and they'd be savers.
 
I think it’s a very reasonable post. Our son is fast approaching 3 and thankfully isn’t too bothered about tele etc. His favourite pastime when we ask him what he wants to do is to go and see the chickens (we live near some allotments so get the dog on the lead and walk over). I was never arsed about video games and stuff growing up either, so guess it maybe helps I’m from a certain generation whereby we experienced life before mainstream internet etc but also recognise its part of every day life now. It’s a tough balancing act.
 
I think it’s a very reasonable post. Our son is fast approaching 3 and thankfully isn’t too bothered about tele etc. His favourite pastime when we ask him what he wants to do is to go and see the chickens (we live near some allotments so get the dog on the lead and walk over). I was never arsed about video games and stuff growing up either, so guess it maybe helps I’m from a certain generation whereby we experienced life before mainstream internet etc but also recognise its part of every day life now. It’s a tough balancing act.

Wait until he hits 6/7 👀
 
As we all know, necessity is the mother of invention, but as we laughingly advance, necessity disappears over the horizon with it's arse on fire as we are left to be cosseted by the electro mechanical machine known as technology. We're heading for Wall-E status, driven by too much personal greed and little spirituality, so how do we address this? Maybe we should start by giving our children a childhood with natural challenges, for the tougher our start in life, the more resilient and balanced we'll be as adults.

The first seven years of a child's life will shape them forever, so a little adversity will help. I'd not let a child have video games or a mobile phone before the age of seven. The thought of a developing child spending 30 hours a week playing X box is pretty alarming, add to that a device that saves you physically interacting with your peers and you're on a slippery slope.

This world is screwed and unfixable, but maybe the next generation must take some retrograde steps to restore a stable society.

Please add your own wisdom.
 

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