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Post by lionspen on Mar 12, 2004 22:01:25 GMT 9.5
I think that some people seem to need to justify their existence (or maybe their high pay checks?) by calling themselves 'experts'.
So if I see anything that has been said with reference to 'expert opinion', I tend to ask why someone thought it was necessary to tell us this in the first place.
And I agree on the toys. I thought about not buying my kids guns to play with when they were small, but they just pretended with other things anyway. A boy will always find a gun if he needs to!
I must admit though, my stepson bought his 8 year old a video game recently that was really for over 18's - 'Road Rage'? And, I'm sorry, I'm not into banning things, but watching the violence on that made me feel sick. I'm not saying that the kid will go out and kick someone's head in as a result, but it certainly made me feel uncomfortable.
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Post by Chips on Mar 15, 2004 16:16:10 GMT 9.5
I do agree with you LP. I believe I said that kids should play out their agression - not learn it.
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Post by lionspen on Mar 16, 2004 2:58:06 GMT 9.5
Yes, good point.
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Post by billybob on Mar 16, 2004 10:42:40 GMT 9.5
I think if you bring your children up to respect others and to be basically moral, then games will not effect how they do things. Also if we did raise them right, I would hope that they would come to us with any questions.
I admit know very little about the new games out as I do not use them at all, but as a parent, if one of my children wanted something like that, then i'd sit with them and play the game through, letting them know that in real life, this does not happen.
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Post by Chips on Apr 3, 2004 16:40:43 GMT 9.5
Watched a section on Aussie TV last night where 12 -13 yo boys were rough riding horses and steers.
Seems they've been doing it for years with no injuries other than bumps and scratches and they wouldn't swap their life for the best computer game in the world.
They reckon computers teach you speed and dexterity...(giggle) well... you wouldn't want to have a lame brain riding those things.
Goononya Boys.
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Post by Kanga on Apr 4, 2004 0:21:44 GMT 9.5
Just a tidbit of information, when buying a toy for a child........think twice before you reach for one that operates on batteries.
Flashing lights and computerized sounds all become a nuisance very quickly - but nothing sweeter than hearing a child at play with 'old fashioned' toys !
Everyone has an imagination, it is up to us to open the windows and encourage them to use it !
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Post by zonked on Apr 4, 2004 11:40:15 GMT 9.5
I long for the noise of kids sitting on the street corner sing a song to their girlfrieneds, something Bobby Vintiens I love you the way you are
(ahh) Oh I love you the way-a-ay you are (ahh) Oh I love you the way-ay you are Always be faithful to me And near each tonight to hold so tight 'cause I lo-o-o-ve you Love you the way you are (I love you the way you are) Whoa oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Never lose the charms you possess You-our loveliness, the way you caress 'cause I lo-o-o-ve you Love you the way you are (I love you the way you are) Don't have to change your color of hair The clothes you wear may all become you so And don't listen to what friends may say I will love you till my dy-y-y-in' day Whoa oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh You're my girl, you ought to know The way-ay we kiss, I'm all aglow 'cause I lo-o-o-ve you Love you the way you are (I love you the way you are) Whoa oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh You're my girl, you ought to know The way we kiss, I'm all aglow 'cause I lo-o-o-ve you Love you the way you (are) Oh, I love you the wa-a-ay you are (Oh) Oh, I love you the wa-ay you are
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Post by sterling on Apr 4, 2004 14:47:46 GMT 9.5
I love introducing the toys that I played with to my grandchildren, especially my granddaughter, she plays dress-up, and barbies and you should see how into Dick and Jane she is. Just the other day I purchased her a tea set and we have had some wonderful tea parties.
The problem that we have with our children is that we don't put in the hours anymore, everyone is too tired from a day of work and everyday chores to be bothered. I loved playing games and played them with my children their entire childhood, I also do the same with my grandkids.
Also, why does no have to be the answer to everything, kids are told no because it is the easy way. Parents say no you can't have a drink because they don't want to get off their butt to get it. No you can't go to the park because I will have to stop doing this or that to bring you. I stopped watching television years ago because I never got to see the end of a show. We need simply to invest more time in our children.
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Post by Chips on Apr 4, 2004 19:33:06 GMT 9.5
You're so right Sterling.
I'd be out the house for about 14 hours before I got home from my days work and there were four children waiting to say goodnight.
I'd sit in my armchair, the two eldest sitting on the arms of the chair and the two youngest sitting on each knee... all of us cuddled together and we'd have a wonderful time singing our songs. "Morning Town Ride" and all the other sleepy songs that would get them ready for bed.
You're right about the toys as well... children have a wild imagination... they'll play with almost anything.
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Post by zonked on Apr 10, 2004 11:15:11 GMT 9.5
The greatest toy in the world was the stick!!! tie string to it and go fishing then rool a bike tire with it then play army with it, then stick ball, then put it in the center of a bed sheet and make a tent.
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Post by sterling on Apr 18, 2004 14:17:05 GMT 9.5
For some reason I thought it was for chasing boys with. Just kidding, I used the stick for carving in the sand, and building forts in the woods. I spent many hours in those woods playing what did they have to go and build houses there for?
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Post by Chips on Apr 20, 2004 11:28:30 GMT 9.5
Do you know, mentioning those woods brought back a fond memory for me. About a mile from where I lived as a child was a depression where a natural pond had formed. I used to spend hours there getting frogspawn and little sticklebacks (tiny fish) but the major attraction was... the pond had a good supply of newts. In their greed... the local council filled the pond in and built homes over the top of it. Thanks for the memory Sterling.
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Post by sterling on Apr 20, 2004 12:18:37 GMT 9.5
My Pleasure.
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Post by zonked on May 24, 2004 2:20:06 GMT 9.5
I know live in a house built on the site of an old lumber yard that I played in as a kid, I bought the house because it was two streets away from where I raised and where my mom lived......
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Post by dreamcatcher on Jan 4, 2005 5:16:08 GMT 9.5
Ahh the good old days....Outhouses and spiegel catalogues...Drinking from a water barrel using a community ladel...Knowing how to prime a pump and washing in a round metal wash tub in the middle of the kitchen floor or in the sink LOL
Sitting on a log pretending it was the submarine from the "Voyage to the bottom of the sea" TV show...Being thrilled when one got there 1st color television set and being able to see "Land of the giants" in color.
Going into the basement to help start the electric pump so we could all wash in cistern water,and hope the mosquito larva would not get into the water. LMAO
Going into the same basement to help grandad clean the ashes from the coal furnace and stoking the flames with a poker,then sitting on the large heater vent and watching Kimba the white lion through the heat waves.
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