When I was a little girl I remember having friends over for tea. We would play outdoors, hit a tennis ball around, walk to the woods and generally find our own amusement until it was time for tea...usually a jam or cheese sandwich and lovely colourful biscuits as a treat..party rings I think they were called!!...Admittedly we almost set fire to the garage once by melting wax crayons in a plastic dustbin but the fact is we survived and we had fun!
LF has been to playdates and has been asked to take his Nintendo DS! I have heard from other parents of children arriving on playdates with their own DVDs to watch and battery chargers for their electronic devices...These kids are only 7 and it seems they just want to play computer games against each other or watch television.
Please don't get me wrong...I am not one of those "creative" mums who get the sticky back plastic, paint pots and any other arts and crafts materials out as soon as I have little ones in the house but I do think kids need to learn how to amuse themselves. LF is happy to play with his various Star Wars toys and lego ships and engage in pretend battles but a lot of his friends seem to want more. " I want a wee" is now replaced with "We want the wii"...
Today we are having a day with a very good friend of mine and her little boy. We shall take the boys for a 2 hour run-around at an indoor play place or perhaps the park and then go back to her place where no doubt the boys will wreck a load of toys whilst we sip a deserved glass of wine !
Times have changed...I guess modern technology is the future but I just wish we could hold off for longer...Why does a 7 year old need an I Touch?? Why do 2 year old have portable DVD players in their prams, Why do kids want to play wii so much...I guess its cos mummy is chatting on her mobile phone, tapping on the computer whilst sipping a glass of wine!!!!
LF has been to playdates and has been asked to take his Nintendo DS! I have heard from other parents of children arriving on playdates with their own DVDs to watch and battery chargers for their electronic devices...These kids are only 7 and it seems they just want to play computer games against each other or watch television.
Please don't get me wrong...I am not one of those "creative" mums who get the sticky back plastic, paint pots and any other arts and crafts materials out as soon as I have little ones in the house but I do think kids need to learn how to amuse themselves. LF is happy to play with his various Star Wars toys and lego ships and engage in pretend battles but a lot of his friends seem to want more. " I want a wee" is now replaced with "We want the wii"...
Today we are having a day with a very good friend of mine and her little boy. We shall take the boys for a 2 hour run-around at an indoor play place or perhaps the park and then go back to her place where no doubt the boys will wreck a load of toys whilst we sip a deserved glass of wine !
Times have changed...I guess modern technology is the future but I just wish we could hold off for longer...Why does a 7 year old need an I Touch?? Why do 2 year old have portable DVD players in their prams, Why do kids want to play wii so much...I guess its cos mummy is chatting on her mobile phone, tapping on the computer whilst sipping a glass of wine!!!!
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