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March 22, 2011 at 3:15 PM #680855March 22, 2011 at 3:46 PM #679712
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GuestThe over parenting and the micromanagement of kids’ lives is an obsession and addiction for parents these days.
My parents were busy with their lives and we kids didn’t have a lot of supervision. But we were provided fresh home-cooked meals and expected to behave. We could never dictate our menu and had to eat was was served. We had to fold our clothing and make our beds. It became automatic.
When it came to moving, us kids were never consulted or given an option. We didn’t really care. Said goodbye to our friends and left. There was no Facebook back then.
We took the bus to school because there was no soccer mom in an SUV driving us around.
We only seldom accompanied our parents to restaurants with their friends. And if we did we could never demand out own food other than what was on the menu. There was never getting food at a different place for the kids.
These days, kids are totally out of control and parents indulge them. They can’t do anything for themselves and are so lazy. But they have all kinds of toys and junk.
A couple weeks ago I had dinner with some friends with kids. The little boy so was demanding and the parents put the little daughter on her chair, right on top on the table. The girl was well behaved, but that boy really needed some discipline.
March 22, 2011 at 3:46 PM #679766GuestThe over parenting and the micromanagement of kids’ lives is an obsession and addiction for parents these days.
My parents were busy with their lives and we kids didn’t have a lot of supervision. But we were provided fresh home-cooked meals and expected to behave. We could never dictate our menu and had to eat was was served. We had to fold our clothing and make our beds. It became automatic.
When it came to moving, us kids were never consulted or given an option. We didn’t really care. Said goodbye to our friends and left. There was no Facebook back then.
We took the bus to school because there was no soccer mom in an SUV driving us around.
We only seldom accompanied our parents to restaurants with their friends. And if we did we could never demand out own food other than what was on the menu. There was never getting food at a different place for the kids.
These days, kids are totally out of control and parents indulge them. They can’t do anything for themselves and are so lazy. But they have all kinds of toys and junk.
A couple weeks ago I had dinner with some friends with kids. The little boy so was demanding and the parents put the little daughter on her chair, right on top on the table. The girl was well behaved, but that boy really needed some discipline.
March 22, 2011 at 3:46 PM #680383GuestThe over parenting and the micromanagement of kids’ lives is an obsession and addiction for parents these days.
My parents were busy with their lives and we kids didn’t have a lot of supervision. But we were provided fresh home-cooked meals and expected to behave. We could never dictate our menu and had to eat was was served. We had to fold our clothing and make our beds. It became automatic.
When it came to moving, us kids were never consulted or given an option. We didn’t really care. Said goodbye to our friends and left. There was no Facebook back then.
We took the bus to school because there was no soccer mom in an SUV driving us around.
We only seldom accompanied our parents to restaurants with their friends. And if we did we could never demand out own food other than what was on the menu. There was never getting food at a different place for the kids.
These days, kids are totally out of control and parents indulge them. They can’t do anything for themselves and are so lazy. But they have all kinds of toys and junk.
A couple weeks ago I had dinner with some friends with kids. The little boy so was demanding and the parents put the little daughter on her chair, right on top on the table. The girl was well behaved, but that boy really needed some discipline.
March 22, 2011 at 3:46 PM #680519GuestThe over parenting and the micromanagement of kids’ lives is an obsession and addiction for parents these days.
My parents were busy with their lives and we kids didn’t have a lot of supervision. But we were provided fresh home-cooked meals and expected to behave. We could never dictate our menu and had to eat was was served. We had to fold our clothing and make our beds. It became automatic.
When it came to moving, us kids were never consulted or given an option. We didn’t really care. Said goodbye to our friends and left. There was no Facebook back then.
We took the bus to school because there was no soccer mom in an SUV driving us around.
We only seldom accompanied our parents to restaurants with their friends. And if we did we could never demand out own food other than what was on the menu. There was never getting food at a different place for the kids.
These days, kids are totally out of control and parents indulge them. They can’t do anything for themselves and are so lazy. But they have all kinds of toys and junk.
A couple weeks ago I had dinner with some friends with kids. The little boy so was demanding and the parents put the little daughter on her chair, right on top on the table. The girl was well behaved, but that boy really needed some discipline.
March 22, 2011 at 3:46 PM #680870GuestThe over parenting and the micromanagement of kids’ lives is an obsession and addiction for parents these days.
My parents were busy with their lives and we kids didn’t have a lot of supervision. But we were provided fresh home-cooked meals and expected to behave. We could never dictate our menu and had to eat was was served. We had to fold our clothing and make our beds. It became automatic.
When it came to moving, us kids were never consulted or given an option. We didn’t really care. Said goodbye to our friends and left. There was no Facebook back then.
We took the bus to school because there was no soccer mom in an SUV driving us around.
We only seldom accompanied our parents to restaurants with their friends. And if we did we could never demand out own food other than what was on the menu. There was never getting food at a different place for the kids.
These days, kids are totally out of control and parents indulge them. They can’t do anything for themselves and are so lazy. But they have all kinds of toys and junk.
A couple weeks ago I had dinner with some friends with kids. The little boy so was demanding and the parents put the little daughter on her chair, right on top on the table. The girl was well behaved, but that boy really needed some discipline.
March 22, 2011 at 3:47 PM #679702NotCranky
Participant[quote=UCGal][quote=eavesdropper][quote=Rustico] I almost started a thread on the topic of moving the child up, so this thread is interesting to me.[/quote]
Rustico, what’s this “almost” stuff? Go ahead and start one. I, too, think it’s a discussion-worthy topic, and almost sure to generate some intriguing discourse within the Piggs feedlot.
Go for it!![/quote]
ITA. I’d like to hear arguments for/against. At the moment we’re just loading him up with high level academic work at home and working with his teacher on boredom issues.[/quote]Hello Eavesdropper, nice to see you around again. It looks like a new thread won’t be necessary :).
Catching up with some pro/con comments:
My kid and probably, most kids, are significantly engaged where they are at..it is not necessarily that they don’t have their “emotional/social readiness badges”. I think that is kind of a strange decision to make and potentially open to a lot of rationalization.
It would really be a shock for my son to be moved away from his friends, especially given our remote location and the fact that he would go to a new campus because of a grade jump at this time. I don’t think that means maturity is lagging. To some degree they are getting ahead and capable of getting further ahead quickly because of maturity. I think this potential shock is a good reason to look at not going up…or at least for looking at an optimal time and way to do it.
March 22, 2011 at 3:47 PM #679756Participant[quote=UCGal][quote=eavesdropper][quote=Rustico] I almost started a thread on the topic of moving the child up, so this thread is interesting to me.[/quote]
Rustico, what’s this “almost” stuff? Go ahead and start one. I, too, think it’s a discussion-worthy topic, and almost sure to generate some intriguing discourse within the Piggs feedlot.
Go for it!![/quote]
ITA. I’d like to hear arguments for/against. At the moment we’re just loading him up with high level academic work at home and working with his teacher on boredom issues.[/quote]Hello Eavesdropper, nice to see you around again. It looks like a new thread won’t be necessary :).
Catching up with some pro/con comments:
My kid and probably, most kids, are significantly engaged where they are at..it is not necessarily that they don’t have their “emotional/social readiness badges”. I think that is kind of a strange decision to make and potentially open to a lot of rationalization.
It would really be a shock for my son to be moved away from his friends, especially given our remote location and the fact that he would go to a new campus because of a grade jump at this time. I don’t think that means maturity is lagging. To some degree they are getting ahead and capable of getting further ahead quickly because of maturity. I think this potential shock is a good reason to look at not going up…or at least for looking at an optimal time and way to do it.
March 22, 2011 at 3:47 PM #680373Participant[quote=UCGal][quote=eavesdropper][quote=Rustico] I almost started a thread on the topic of moving the child up, so this thread is interesting to me.[/quote]
Rustico, what’s this “almost” stuff? Go ahead and start one. I, too, think it’s a discussion-worthy topic, and almost sure to generate some intriguing discourse within the Piggs feedlot.
Go for it!![/quote]
ITA. I’d like to hear arguments for/against. At the moment we’re just loading him up with high level academic work at home and working with his teacher on boredom issues.[/quote]Hello Eavesdropper, nice to see you around again. It looks like a new thread won’t be necessary :).
Catching up with some pro/con comments:
My kid and probably, most kids, are significantly engaged where they are at..it is not necessarily that they don’t have their “emotional/social readiness badges”. I think that is kind of a strange decision to make and potentially open to a lot of rationalization.
It would really be a shock for my son to be moved away from his friends, especially given our remote location and the fact that he would go to a new campus because of a grade jump at this time. I don’t think that means maturity is lagging. To some degree they are getting ahead and capable of getting further ahead quickly because of maturity. I think this potential shock is a good reason to look at not going up…or at least for looking at an optimal time and way to do it.
March 22, 2011 at 3:47 PM #680510Participant[quote=UCGal][quote=eavesdropper][quote=Rustico] I almost started a thread on the topic of moving the child up, so this thread is interesting to me.[/quote]
Rustico, what’s this “almost” stuff? Go ahead and start one. I, too, think it’s a discussion-worthy topic, and almost sure to generate some intriguing discourse within the Piggs feedlot.
Go for it!![/quote]
ITA. I’d like to hear arguments for/against. At the moment we’re just loading him up with high level academic work at home and working with his teacher on boredom issues.[/quote]Hello Eavesdropper, nice to see you around again. It looks like a new thread won’t be necessary :).
Catching up with some pro/con comments:
My kid and probably, most kids, are significantly engaged where they are at..it is not necessarily that they don’t have their “emotional/social readiness badges”. I think that is kind of a strange decision to make and potentially open to a lot of rationalization.
It would really be a shock for my son to be moved away from his friends, especially given our remote location and the fact that he would go to a new campus because of a grade jump at this time. I don’t think that means maturity is lagging. To some degree they are getting ahead and capable of getting further ahead quickly because of maturity. I think this potential shock is a good reason to look at not going up…or at least for looking at an optimal time and way to do it.
March 22, 2011 at 3:47 PM #680860Participant[quote=UCGal][quote=eavesdropper][quote=Rustico] I almost started a thread on the topic of moving the child up, so this thread is interesting to me.[/quote]
Rustico, what’s this “almost” stuff? Go ahead and start one. I, too, think it’s a discussion-worthy topic, and almost sure to generate some intriguing discourse within the Piggs feedlot.
Go for it!![/quote]
ITA. I’d like to hear arguments for/against. At the moment we’re just loading him up with high level academic work at home and working with his teacher on boredom issues.[/quote]Hello Eavesdropper, nice to see you around again. It looks like a new thread won’t be necessary :).
Catching up with some pro/con comments:
My kid and probably, most kids, are significantly engaged where they are at..it is not necessarily that they don’t have their “emotional/social readiness badges”. I think that is kind of a strange decision to make and potentially open to a lot of rationalization.
It would really be a shock for my son to be moved away from his friends, especially given our remote location and the fact that he would go to a new campus because of a grade jump at this time. I don’t think that means maturity is lagging. To some degree they are getting ahead and capable of getting further ahead quickly because of maturity. I think this potential shock is a good reason to look at not going up…or at least for looking at an optimal time and way to do it.
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