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Rise of ailments - not better diagnosis
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<blockquote data-quote="busywend" data-source="post: 89094" data-attributes="member: 391"><p>Could it be this generation of parents is much more attentive to their children? And their every need/want? </p><p></p><p>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. </p><p></p><p>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. </p><p></p><p>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. </p><p></p><p>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. </p><p></p><p>I digress...ya think?!!? LOL! </p><p></p><p>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. </p><p></p><p> :smile:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="busywend, post: 89094, member: 391"] 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. [img]:smile:[/img] [/QUOTE]
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