Rise of ailments - not better diagnosis
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busywend
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Could it be this generation of parents is much more attentive to their children? And their every need/want?
I recall my mother not evening knowing where I was most of the day. We would be off playing somewhere and nobody knew where. My mom was probably chatting with her girl friends on the phone, watching a soap opera or cooking/cleaning.
She certainly did not know every aspect of my day. It never would have occured to her to contact me while I am at school. Yet the schools are saying that kids are younger and younger getting cell phones so their parents can reach them. There are actually parents calling their 3rd graders during the school day.
Part of this is there is less safety on the streets. Part of this is terrorism or the increase in stories in the media that make us aware of the dangers that face our children.
But, I know I am WAY more in tune to my child than my mother was to me. Perhaps it is unhealthy. She really wishes I was not so in tune to her. I made it just fine without my mom knowing my every move.
I digress...ya think?!!? LOL!
Anyway, I do think these things existed in the same number in the past. There was less knowledge and less attention given to the kids. IMVHO.
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I recall my mother not evening knowing where I was most of the day. We would be off playing somewhere and nobody knew where. My mom was probably chatting with her girl friends on the phone, watching a soap opera or cooking/cleaning.
She certainly did not know every aspect of my day. It never would have occured to her to contact me while I am at school. Yet the schools are saying that kids are younger and younger getting cell phones so their parents can reach them. There are actually parents calling their 3rd graders during the school day.
Part of this is there is less safety on the streets. Part of this is terrorism or the increase in stories in the media that make us aware of the dangers that face our children.
But, I know I am WAY more in tune to my child than my mother was to me. Perhaps it is unhealthy. She really wishes I was not so in tune to her. I made it just fine without my mom knowing my every move.
I digress...ya think?!!? LOL!
Anyway, I do think these things existed in the same number in the past. There was less knowledge and less attention given to the kids. IMVHO.
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DDD
Well-Known Member
Speaking of government, Starbie, is there an update to the
Department of Juvenile Justice branch post? I keep worrying about you and really hope
that I can erase the issue.
Busywend, I remember the awesome sense of freedom that I had
with my first pair of rollerskates. I took off down a street
near my home speeding down the sidewalks with my skate key
swinging on a necklace. It was so exhilarating to get away from
my Mother and know I didn't have to be home until dinner. That
was the 40's/50's. My kids in the 60's/70's "had" to be where
they said they were going BUT they didn't have to check in unless they were relocating. The boys in the 90's/00's have to
check in.
Life changes. DDD
Department of Juvenile Justice branch post? I keep worrying about you and really hope
that I can erase the issue.
Busywend, I remember the awesome sense of freedom that I had
with my first pair of rollerskates. I took off down a street
near my home speeding down the sidewalks with my skate key
swinging on a necklace. It was so exhilarating to get away from
my Mother and know I didn't have to be home until dinner. That
was the 40's/50's. My kids in the 60's/70's "had" to be where
they said they were going BUT they didn't have to check in unless they were relocating. The boys in the 90's/00's have to
check in.
Life changes. DDD
Steely
Active Member
I agree 100%..............if any of you have read Civil Action, you will walk away and wonder "what if?"............for years.
I live by a major freeway, in a small neighborhood that is surrounded by the toxic fumes the tanker trunks and semi emit. On my block alone, every child, and I mean every child, has some sort of major mental disorder, and the one child who does not, has cystic fibrosis. All of these children were born and raised in this neighborhood. It is freaky to say the least. I have often wondered what the correlation is, and it has haunted me for years.
It would be interesting to do a study of newborns growing up in the country, vs the city. But it would be a hard one unless they had the same parents, because it would be impossible to identify nature vs nurture.
I don't know.........much of the research suggests environmental toxins for autism as well. Again, we, as a nation, need to be like the group of ladies in civil action, and take a stand. (The book was much better than the movie, read the book.)
I live by a major freeway, in a small neighborhood that is surrounded by the toxic fumes the tanker trunks and semi emit. On my block alone, every child, and I mean every child, has some sort of major mental disorder, and the one child who does not, has cystic fibrosis. All of these children were born and raised in this neighborhood. It is freaky to say the least. I have often wondered what the correlation is, and it has haunted me for years.
It would be interesting to do a study of newborns growing up in the country, vs the city. But it would be a hard one unless they had the same parents, because it would be impossible to identify nature vs nurture.
I don't know.........much of the research suggests environmental toxins for autism as well. Again, we, as a nation, need to be like the group of ladies in civil action, and take a stand. (The book was much better than the movie, read the book.)
Steely
Active Member
And here is another interesting link about just this exact topic. Out today by CNN, and I guess to be profile by Anderson Cooper.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/10/22/body.burden/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/10/22/body.burden/index.html
