Man, was at the park, and saw a grandmother trying--unsuccessfully--to get
her two grandchildren to leave the swings so she could go potty. It was so sad
hearing her yell, "Kids, kids. Get over here right now. I have to use the potty!
I have to use the potty!".
The shrieking (and giggling) only got louder as the minutes passed. No one
should have to hear something like that. :^(
I did offer to help, but she shewed me away. Lady, I'm not a pervert! Don't
you see me and my sometimes rambunctious toddler are safe? Obviously not. I
guess I can't blame her. I was just worried that the kids were going to split
up into separate directions--then where would she be?
I almost expected her to just leave the kids and use the potty hoping they
would follow. But eventually, perhaps feeling badly for the old lady, the kids
came back and the three of them went to the potty.
Boy, I hate to see how the parents are going to react when they hear their
kids were horrible to granny. Don't know how I would react.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Isn't this already common knowledge?
"No TV for Children Under 2, Doctors’ Group Urges" - http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/19/health/19babies.html?_r=1
I found this article hard to believe... not of its findings, but the fact that it needs to have been written at all. I can understand the need for some peace and quiet and using the tube as your babysitter--and I don't think every once in a while (like, once a year!) is detrimental--but come on people.
The studies have been thrown at the public for years. No TV for kids. I'm no scientist, but TV is probably one of the main reasons for the rise in ADHD among kids. I'd like to pin the rise in nut allergies to TV as well, but not sure I can.
And yes, I understand kids' desire for flashy moving pictures that are edited like MTV videos (back when MTV broadcast videos). Heck, my kid loves going to Target. Not for the cheap diapers or rows of candy. She wants to stroll past the wall of TVs. And once we get a big screen, we'll say goodbye to that section of Target!
What do other parents think? What do you do?
I found this article hard to believe... not of its findings, but the fact that it needs to have been written at all. I can understand the need for some peace and quiet and using the tube as your babysitter--and I don't think every once in a while (like, once a year!) is detrimental--but come on people.
The studies have been thrown at the public for years. No TV for kids. I'm no scientist, but TV is probably one of the main reasons for the rise in ADHD among kids. I'd like to pin the rise in nut allergies to TV as well, but not sure I can.
And yes, I understand kids' desire for flashy moving pictures that are edited like MTV videos (back when MTV broadcast videos). Heck, my kid loves going to Target. Not for the cheap diapers or rows of candy. She wants to stroll past the wall of TVs. And once we get a big screen, we'll say goodbye to that section of Target!
What do other parents think? What do you do?
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