'Living Simply' with children

Lara44

Oh wow I love that link to 100 adventures. Sounds like a lot of fun making up the list and doing them together.

I'm a telly addict so I think life without TV is harsh Maybe you could try putting it in a different room after you move house and try to change the dynamics a bit?

I think what you're doing is great, we know some lovely kids but totally square-eyed and surgically attached to a console. Although we had TV when we were kids, we also had trips to the nature reserve, building tiny dams, and into the sand dunes, beach treasure hunts, caravanning. Those are the memories that stay with you.

Araboo27

WantToBeSE wrote: »

I wouldn't worry about the opinions of a bunch of random strangers online. I KNOW that i am not a perfect mother but my children and I are healthy and happy and that's what matters :-)

Lol, thank you :-D it makes me laugh how strangers think it's acceptable to be so rude when it's done via a forum like this. You see it all over MSE and, quite frankly, it disgusts me! People come on here for support and advice, if you can offer neither then why waste your time posting a comment?

poet123

I think that you can't turn back the tide. Technology is all around us, that is the world they will live in. To not have gone there is one thing (although that in itself is another discussion) but to now get them to give up all that they have had and enjoy is quite cruel and and very probably socially isolating going forward imo.

It is your job as a parent to regulate, to set boundaries, and to throw the baby out with the bath water because you don't wish to deal with the harder issues is a bit of a cop out imo. There will always be contentious points in parenting, you cannot eliminate them all so better to put in place strategies now for all eventualities than disadvantage and isolate your children for an easier life

Araboo27

Mojisola wrote: »

Same poster?

What exactly is your point?

What child wouldn't moan about a tv being removed?

I think ALL children these days grow up too fast, not just mine. Believe me, as a paediatric nurse I see a lot of children and the majority of them are far too old for their age,

Araboo27

And as for the language they use what do you think I mean - swearing? If that's the case then you are completely wrong. They use words I don't think are age appropriate that they hear on TV and also from their friends. I can't control what is said at school but i CAN control what they hear inside my house hence the purpose of this post.

Araboo27

poet123 wrote: »

I think that you can't turn back the tide. Technology is all around us, that is the world they will live in. To not have gone there is one thing (although that in itself is another discussion) but to now get them to give up all that they have had and enjoy is quite cruel and and very probably socially isolating going forward imo.

It is your job as a parent to regulate, to set boundaries, and to throw the baby out with the bath water because you don't wish to deal with the harder issues is a bit of a cop out imo. There will always be contentious points in parenting, you cannot eliminate them all so better to put in place strategies now for all eventualities than disadvantage and isolate your children for an easier life

Interesting point and I do agree with you BUT I don't think watching TV has any benefits so why have one? They can watch it when they visit family/friends or at school, we can go the cinema if there's a film they want to see. They can access the internet to research anything they need to or can use it to watch educational programmes or documentaries. I'm not suggesting a blanket ban on all technology and return to a little house on the prairie type lifestyle!! lol ;-)

Bennifred

Araboo27 - I think it's great that you are thinking of how you can best bring up your children.

However, I don't think it is necessary to react so aggressively to posters who make perfectly good points, or even just state their opinions. Perhaps you should have said in your first post that you only wanted replies from people who totally agreed with your thinking? I don't think anyone has actually been rude (maybe you think I am, for saying this).

cte1111

Did you have a TV in your old house?

Araboo27

Lol, no I don't think you are being rude! I do disagree with you though and I believe a number of people have been very critical and rude. I'm happy to hear other opinions and do agree with many points that others have made but I do not expect to judged on my parenting skills by random strangers.

What happened to 'friendly' debate?!

Araboo27

cte1111 wrote: »

Did you have a TV in your old house?

Do you mean the house we are moving from or as a child?

Yes to both anyway :-p