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Are Our Children Addicted? | Bob Foster's Blog — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 05:47:00 +0000

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By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 02:38:39 +0000

Unfortunately Bob I think the Genie is already out of the bottle and there is no way to put it back in!! Having raised 3 kids of my own some 20+ years ago, I was constantly barraged with “I’m bored” when they were thrown outside to find a creative alternative to tearing up the house and beating on one another!

We limited the amount of TV they watched and video games were just coming into their own (thankfully we didn’t have any money for them) but my point is that two generations ago, kids began needing to be entertained as a replacement for a vivid imagination. Is this a family values problem? School problem? I don’t know, it’s a rhetorical question. Problem is, these same kids are now grown adults and their hunger for more realistic and vivid video games has not subsided. This is fine if kept in balance much like any other recreational activity but I question whether or not it is causing more problems within our society rather than less.

Anyway, it’s just my personal observation and opinion and we all know about opinions!

Steve

By: Judith Ellis

Judith Ellis — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:47:14 +0000

Tom Peters' post today on globalization may have some interest for you. I will return, probably more often than not. Thank you for your words; they are appreciated. Judith Ellis's last blog post..Being President-Elect of the United States III

By: Bob Foster

Bob Foster — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 01:24:48 +0000

Judith,

Maybe it was a blessing that our parents did not have a lot of money to spend on entertainment, and we had to turn to books instead. I still read a lot more than I watch TV.

When raising our own kids, we always seemed to be too busy with sports and school activities to spend much time with TV or video games. Fortunately, we were able to impress on our kids how important books are, and they still read regularly.

I’m sure we all spend too much time on the Internet, but it is such a source of information I can’t help myself. Just too curious I guess.

Thanks for the comment. Please come back from time to time.

Bob

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By: Judith Ellis

Judith Ellis — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:24:08 +0000

Your post addresses some very important issue. My mother raised 12 children alone and she was just simply determined that we would not watch a lot of TV. We could only watch 30 minutes a day and an hour of Little House on the Prairie weekly. My mother was also careful about who we hung out with and what we were reading. We could read just about anything, but it was indeed monitored. She also relied on the help of extended family and church members to help out. We did not have a lot of money so we were not looking for the hottest new anything. It was a great upbringing. We had our own sports teams and theater troupe, not to mention that there were always plenty kids from the neighborhood at our house. We could not very often visit theirs. Now, as an adult I must admit that I probably spend way to much time on the Internet, though I have remained a ferocious reader too. Judith Ellis's last blog post..Being President-Elect of the United States III