Comments on: Parenting Tips and Thoughts : The Impact of Home Environment http://www.oureverydaythings.com/2009/12/parenting-tips-and-thoughts-the-impact-of-home-environment/ Loving Life with Children, Everyday Wed, 16 May 2012 15:14:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Leonny http://www.oureverydaythings.com/2009/12/parenting-tips-and-thoughts-the-impact-of-home-environment/#comment-2769 Leonny Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:14:05 +0000 http://www.oureverydaythings.com/?p=3841#comment-2769 Sandra: I myself am not 'against' television or the computers. I guess in the end, it's about 'what do you watch on TV or play on the computer', 'who do you watch it with', and 'how long do you spend time watching TV / DVDs or playing the computers'. Kids do get to learn from good TV programmes (eg. Anya picks a lot of new things about the African safari from shows like 'Bushwise') ... and I introduce the kids to the world of animals not only via reading books, but also when Animal Planet has appropriate shows too. Can't deny though that TVs and computers can easily be 'magnets' that draw kids to 'want more'. And to me, this is when parents need to step in and guide. (and that's why I put in bold this statement from the article: Excessive TV watching (including DVDs and videotapes) robs kids of important parent-child time ) Anyway ... thanks heaps for sharing ya ... It's always nice to read about other families' stories! Sandra:

I myself am not ‘against’ television or the computers. I guess in the end, it’s about ‘what do you watch on TV or play on the computer’, ‘who do you watch it with’, and ‘how long do you spend time watching TV / DVDs or playing the computers’.

Kids do get to learn from good TV programmes (eg. Anya picks a lot of new things about the African safari from shows like ‘Bushwise’) … and I introduce the kids to the world of animals not only via reading books, but also when Animal Planet has appropriate shows too.

Can’t deny though that TVs and computers can easily be ‘magnets’ that draw kids to ‘want more’. And to me, this is when parents need to step in and guide.

(and that’s why I put in bold this statement from the article: Excessive TV watching (including DVDs and videotapes) robs kids of important parent-child time )

Anyway … thanks heaps for sharing ya … It’s always nice to read about other families’ stories!

]]> By: Leonny http://www.oureverydaythings.com/2009/12/parenting-tips-and-thoughts-the-impact-of-home-environment/#comment-2768 Leonny Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:02:45 +0000 http://www.oureverydaythings.com/?p=3841#comment-2768 Justina: Thanks for sharing too ... (Amazing isn't it, how kids can get so easily 'glued' to the TV? ) Justina:

Thanks for sharing too …

(Amazing isn’t it, how kids can get so easily ‘glued’ to the TV? )

]]> By: Leonny http://www.oureverydaythings.com/2009/12/parenting-tips-and-thoughts-the-impact-of-home-environment/#comment-2767 Leonny Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:01:16 +0000 http://www.oureverydaythings.com/?p=3841#comment-2767 Juita: Most welcome .... Came across the article recently and just felt compelled to share it ... Juita:

Most welcome …. Came across the article recently and just felt compelled to share it …

]]> By: Sandra http://www.oureverydaythings.com/2009/12/parenting-tips-and-thoughts-the-impact-of-home-environment/#comment-2754 Sandra Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:03:13 +0000 http://www.oureverydaythings.com/?p=3841#comment-2754 While i completely agree that reading is so so very important in the home life, & i fiercely encourage all parents to devote lots of time to reading to & with their children - i can not say that watching TV is completely bad. Take myself as example - my parents both worked, so they weren't home much & they were not wholly interested in books - they read the newspaper alot - but i am a bookworm - a bookworm who is also very into TV & movies. i learnt alot watching TV with my parents - that was their parent-child time with me - we would watch it together & talk about what we have seen - we watched everything together - from the latest Hollywood movies to cartoons to TV serials to documentaries. i learnt tons from watching TV - i remember going to rent lots of Chinese period serials with my dad - he taught me lots of moral principles from those & the documentaries we watched together sparked my interest in the environment & wildlife. Reading was something that simply came as an extension of those interests sparked by TV - i wanted to know more & read to find out more & this expand to reading tons of novels - my parents could hardly keep up with my reading when i was a child - the 2nd bookshop lady became a family-friend that way ;) But then maybe i'm the exception - the weird one ;) Now i may it a rule that we watch stuff with my son & spend time with him on the computer - this allows me to control what he watches as well as teach him as we watch. i think it is important that whatever form of parent-child time we create - it must be educational & fun at the same time - i think TV/Computer is not all bad - just need to see it as a tool & use it to our advantage in educating our children. Just thot i throw this up for discussion :D While i completely agree that reading is so so very important in the home life, & i fiercely encourage all parents to devote lots of time to reading to & with their children – i can not say that watching TV is completely bad. Take myself as example – my parents both worked, so they weren’t home much & they were not wholly interested in books – they read the newspaper alot – but i am a bookworm – a bookworm who is also very into TV & movies. i learnt alot watching TV with my parents – that was their parent-child time with me – we would watch it together & talk about what we have seen – we watched everything together – from the latest Hollywood movies to cartoons to TV serials to documentaries. i learnt tons from watching TV – i remember going to rent lots of Chinese period serials with my dad – he taught me lots of moral principles from those & the documentaries we watched together sparked my interest in the environment & wildlife. Reading was something that simply came as an extension of those interests sparked by TV – i wanted to know more & read to find out more & this expand to reading tons of novels – my parents could hardly keep up with my reading when i was a child – the 2nd bookshop lady became a family-friend that way ;)
But then maybe i’m the exception – the weird one ;)
Now i may it a rule that we watch stuff with my son & spend time with him on the computer – this allows me to control what he watches as well as teach him as we watch.
i think it is important that whatever form of parent-child time we create – it must be educational & fun at the same time – i think TV/Computer is not all bad – just need to see it as a tool & use it to our advantage in educating our children.
Just thot i throw this up for discussion :D

]]> By: Justina http://www.oureverydaythings.com/2009/12/parenting-tips-and-thoughts-the-impact-of-home-environment/#comment-2753 Justina Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:07:31 +0000 http://www.oureverydaythings.com/?p=3841#comment-2753 I totally agree! In fact, I've read that its best to not let the kids watch TV when they are below 2 years of age, and maximize parent child interactions... :) Thanks for sharing! I totally agree! In fact, I’ve read that its best to not let the kids watch TV when they are below 2 years of age, and maximize parent child interactions… :) Thanks for sharing!

]]> By: Juita http://www.oureverydaythings.com/2009/12/parenting-tips-and-thoughts-the-impact-of-home-environment/#comment-2752 Juita Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:22:34 +0000 http://www.oureverydaythings.com/?p=3841#comment-2752 Huge thanks for this one, Le. Huge thanks for this one, Le.

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