http://useyourwisdom.com/?p=171 Using your wisdom to navigate everyday life. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:53:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://useyourwisdom.com/?p=171&cpage=1#comment-919 Thu, 25 Oct 2007 17:31:29 +0000 http://useyourwisdom.com/?p=171#comment-919 This is funny because my boss and I often refer to what we call “digital babysitting” that is becoming so prominent with parents these days. The super-engaging games, the online virtual worlds, the DVD’s that we’re encouraged to buy for our infants. My husband and I realized that actually going to the zoo or aquarium is FAR more entertaining to both us and our son than popping in a “World of Animals” Baby-Einstein DVD.

]]> http://useyourwisdom.com/?p=171&cpage=1#comment-918 Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:56:00 +0000 http://useyourwisdom.com/?p=171#comment-918 I think it turns the kids into little zombies. I saw a kid in a restaurant the other day, who wouldn’t stop playing his hand-held game even to order his dinner. His parents just kinda shrugged their pathetic shoulders at the waiter, and the waiter was just pissed. I am sure of one thing; you’re a good parent, because you love your kid, and you’re trying. Some parents have just given up.

]]> http://useyourwisdom.com/?p=171&cpage=1#comment-917 Thu, 25 Oct 2007 13:41:43 +0000 http://useyourwisdom.com/?p=171#comment-917 I think you have touched on a big part of it, Amsterdamn. So many of us are allowing electronics to have our adventures for us while we simply watch.

]]> http://useyourwisdom.com/?p=171&cpage=1#comment-916 Thu, 25 Oct 2007 04:08:39 +0000 http://useyourwisdom.com/?p=171#comment-916 Perhaps avoiding playstations, x-boxes and all that electronic stuff would be a good choice. We did that, no games for my girls.
They are now both healthy and happy, with an intense curiosity about the many types, styles, strengths, and effects of alcohol.

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