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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 451683" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>Yeah I get the technology thing. But I'm with step, parents need to be supervising.........and just because said technology is available, doesn't mean your child has to use it. My kids rarely used our in home computer and only with me sitting right next to them, and only for homework. I don't believe the computer should be used as a child's entertainment center. Cell phones can be nice for a kid to have, IF you can strictly limit it's use. </p><p></p><p>My kids didn't see an in home video game until it was required as part as Travis' physical therapy, if it had not been for that they'd have never owned one. Even with that? It was strictly monitored and they only used it for a hour once or twice a week. TV was also strictly supervised and watching time no more than a hour or two during a day.......they didn't have a clue about prime time tv until the teen years. They played outside or with the toys I spent good money to buy them, or reading.</p><p></p><p>Sports..........Don't get me started. Either it's Everyone's a winner (really? what are you teaching them?) or it's over kill. </p><p></p><p>Bullying........I had a teacher that sat me in a cardboard box for an entire year.....because my difficult child bro beat him to a pulp the previous year. I had bully teachers. You learned to cope with them. Same with most playground bullies. I don't agree with bullying.....but school's "methods" for dealing with the issue aren't working either. Nor will they. It's the nature of the beast, so to speak, a natural part of socializing. You will <strong>never</strong> rid society of bullying. And trust me, I was horrifically bullied all through grade school. Travis was bullied. So far I still say the best way to handle a bully is to beat the snot out of 'em. And yeah I know places have the gang thing going on......and that is a whole other level compounded by "they're just children and if we make the punishment fit the deed we'll scar them for life" phht. </p><p></p><p>Still. Bullying will never be solved. It's part of our social behavior. </p><p></p><p>And like I said, I'm not against safety.........it's the extreme stuff, it's the safety to the degree you stop letting kids be kids and make mistakes and grow and learn.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 451683, member: 84"] Yeah I get the technology thing. But I'm with step, parents need to be supervising.........and just because said technology is available, doesn't mean your child has to use it. My kids rarely used our in home computer and only with me sitting right next to them, and only for homework. I don't believe the computer should be used as a child's entertainment center. Cell phones can be nice for a kid to have, IF you can strictly limit it's use. My kids didn't see an in home video game until it was required as part as Travis' physical therapy, if it had not been for that they'd have never owned one. Even with that? It was strictly monitored and they only used it for a hour once or twice a week. TV was also strictly supervised and watching time no more than a hour or two during a day.......they didn't have a clue about prime time tv until the teen years. They played outside or with the toys I spent good money to buy them, or reading. Sports..........Don't get me started. Either it's Everyone's a winner (really? what are you teaching them?) or it's over kill. Bullying........I had a teacher that sat me in a cardboard box for an entire year.....because my difficult child bro beat him to a pulp the previous year. I had bully teachers. You learned to cope with them. Same with most playground bullies. I don't agree with bullying.....but school's "methods" for dealing with the issue aren't working either. Nor will they. It's the nature of the beast, so to speak, a natural part of socializing. You will [B]never[/B] rid society of bullying. And trust me, I was horrifically bullied all through grade school. Travis was bullied. So far I still say the best way to handle a bully is to beat the snot out of 'em. And yeah I know places have the gang thing going on......and that is a whole other level compounded by "they're just children and if we make the punishment fit the deed we'll scar them for life" phht. Still. Bullying will never be solved. It's part of our social behavior. And like I said, I'm not against safety.........it's the extreme stuff, it's the safety to the degree you stop letting kids be kids and make mistakes and grow and learn. [/QUOTE]
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