tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912576428113148491.post3213978034463555754..comments2023-09-05T05:17:47.798-05:00Comments on Boxer Rebellion: Kids can't play anymorejoshhill1021http://www.blogger.com/profile/00262725763812594725noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912576428113148491.post-75711244418169988402008-08-06T19:57:00.000-05:002008-08-06T19:57:00.000-05:00Great post, agree completely. I recently posted s...Great post, agree completely. I recently posted some similar thoughts. <BR/><BR/>Climbing trees was my favorite thing to do outdoors!Mauigirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15529827915262851910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912576428113148491.post-81895564906861941312008-08-06T14:56:00.000-05:002008-08-06T14:56:00.000-05:00Excellent post!We are definitely micro-managing an...Excellent post!<BR/><BR/>We are definitely micro-managing and scaring our children right out of any semblance of childhood as we knew it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912576428113148491.post-61660076213857953912008-08-04T16:47:00.000-05:002008-08-04T16:47:00.000-05:00Boxer,I totally agree with you. Everyone is so co...Boxer,<BR/><BR/>I totally agree with you. Everyone is so concerned about Joey's parents suing the school district when he gets grass stains on his jeans that kids aren't allowed to do anything anymore.<BR/><BR/>I'm not a teacher and I'm not a parent, but I see the kids in my neighborhood and they're not allowed to do anything. I almost never see kids outside playing. They sure never mow the lawn (we were doing that at 12 with supervision, but not kids these days). We weren't allowed in the house during the summer from approximately dawn until dusk.<BR/><BR/>I wrote about this whole overprotection of kids on my blog maybe a month or two ago in a post about closing schools on Election Day due to alleged security risks. I think that the citizenship, civics, historical and poltical lessons that children can learn by seeing voting in action are important and that the security risk is tiny. <BR/><BR/>Where does it all end?Little Merry Sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01260823112620938983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912576428113148491.post-53213612542911418252008-08-04T14:02:00.000-05:002008-08-04T14:02:00.000-05:00CK- That is exactly it. I was focusing on one elem...CK- That is exactly it. I was focusing on one element of that, outside experiences, but that is exactly the thought process.joshhill1021https://www.blogger.com/profile/00262725763812594725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912576428113148491.post-6656229113973215152008-08-04T13:10:00.000-05:002008-08-04T13:10:00.000-05:00What you mean is everything is so micromanaged and...What you mean is everything is so micromanaged and heavily scripted by parents these days. Hardly anything happens organically, mainly because some parents see their children as an extension of themselves, rather as a fully-formed human beings with his/her own identity.Comrade Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393718048145784837noreply@blogger.com