child's play

Last week I wrote about my hubby and face book. In my mind, it opened the door to another post on technology and the family. I am old school. I do not believe that all of this amazing technology  is necessarily a good thing...especially when it comes to children.

I am not a fan of television, nintendos, game boys, playstation, x-box, i pods, phones for kids, face book for kids, or heavy computer use.

I am not going to preach about it. Not today, at least.

There are endless studies that I am not going to cite.

I am only going to say this.

When a child is engrossed in the above activities (and they are designed to be engrossing) he is NOT doing these things:

'He is not working in the garage with his father, he is not working in the garden with his mother, he is not doing homework, or reading or collecting stamps. He is not cleaning his room, or washing dishes, or cutting the lawn. He is not listening to a discussion about community politics among his parents and neighbors. He is not playing baseball or going fishing, or painting pictures'.... He is not building forts, exploring the woods, or the seashore, or the back alley. He is not tying knots, or flying kites, or whispering with a friend. He is not turning over rocks, riding his bike, jumping on the trampoline, or sailing a boat. He is not baking, or sewing, or designing an imaginary world. He is not running barefoot. He is not squishing in the mud or damming a creek. He is not hunting for arrowheads. He is not singing. Or dancing. Or wishing. Or stretching and growing. He is not forging relationships. He is not flexing his wings.

He is not working out a solution.

He is not climbing a tree.

He isn't sweaty or tuckered out.

He is not doing the amazing work of being a child.

Please feel free to add to the list....

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