tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post7507884554360615096..comments2024-03-26T21:25:46.348+11:00Comments on Living Life Twice: Slice of Life Story Day 23 -Childhood Should Not Be Beige!Alan j Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06077195459186935005noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-13606704188867586752012-03-24T20:59:31.431+11:002012-03-24T20:59:31.431+11:00Your slice brings memories and questions. We have ...Your slice brings memories and questions. We have had several talks about freedom and independence in our family. It seems that things have changed not just over generations but even in a decade. Ten years ago when our older girls were in primary grades we had no problem letting them come home alone after school, cook, and go outside play with their friend when we were still at work. Now that our third daughter is starting school i can not imagine letting her to be unsupervised. Is it because I have heard/read too many sad stories? Is it because I work in international school where lids are constantly guarded? <br />I think this slice could/should be published for a bigger audience for a discussion.Terje https://www.blogger.com/profile/13569210226711674834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-8592858265184900022012-03-24T12:55:11.517+11:002012-03-24T12:55:11.517+11:00Your post is so real and meaningful to me today. ...Your post is so real and meaningful to me today. At parent-teacher conference, several parents were sure their third graders should have extra prep during recess time...or perhaps I could start an afternoon group...or perhaps a Saturday morning group....they need more time on task I heard...but I agree that more "beige" is not better...and more test practice booklets will not equal succes.kids need to chase rainbows and dream...in order to have the energy to learn..thanks for a timely postdrferreriblogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08800953133789773280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-24156689701300534672012-03-23T22:57:23.501+11:002012-03-23T22:57:23.501+11:00"Childhood should not be beige! It should inv..."Childhood should not be beige! It should involve rainbows. Rainbows you can catch in a jar… " Love this line. It says everything. I think children can still have rainbow childhoods, but parents have to help make it so. Parents need to be more interesting than an ipad app and get out and find those experiences. Camping, small trips to near by wild life areas...<br /><br />But I live in small town in rural northeast Iowa. Many of my kids are farm kids. The nearest mall is 70 miles away. It is easier here for kids to ride their bikes to a friends, or to the fitness center, or the local ball park for pick up games. My grandkids have parents who play outside with them and help them build forts over the clothesline. <br /><br />I guess I wear rainbow glasses and hope that parents still see the value of unscheduled play...Deb Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861392500601183208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-80103617369726075282012-03-23T20:30:44.750+11:002012-03-23T20:30:44.750+11:00Things are different. Whether for the better or wo...Things are different. Whether for the better or worse, I think it is till difficult to say. I wish my boys would run outside for hours at a time, like I used, but the world is a different place. (or is it?)<br />While I am an advocate of technology for creating and learning, I am also an advocate for putting that thing down and get outside and do something. Play ball. Build a fort. Invent an imaginary world.<br />Great post. Thanks.<br />Kevin<br />PS -- Need to remember this one for later use: 'Try making yourself more interesting than an Ipad app today.'Kevin Hodgsonhttp://dogtrax.edublogs.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-39809283447298741602012-03-23T19:40:21.948+11:002012-03-23T19:40:21.948+11:00I love a slice that brings back my own personal me...I love a slice that brings back my own personal memories and that is exactly what your slice did. I grew up in the 90s, but pre-internet 90s, so many of your childhood memories are similar to mine. As a parent, one of my struggles is to find a balance between real experiences and tech for my daughter. I believe that giving children opportunities for those real experiences, like the ones you described, are crucial. They will eventually (and easily) get the tech stuff since it has become a norm in our society today. <br /><br />Thank you for an enjoyable and thought-provoking slice today. <br /><br /><a href="http://mrschock.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Mandy @ The Chockboard</a>Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12036205610335540782noreply@blogger.com