On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 7:21 PM, Jeff Wright<[email protected]> wrote:
> They read quite a bit, play outside and play with Legos, too. My daughter > writes poetry, makes films, draws prodigiously and my son, well, he's not > too creative, but he loves playing sports. I believe that everything can be > done in moderation without them becoming complete slackers. I'd say that you and your children are doing a good job and avoiding the retched excess of expensive and elaborate digital and other electronic accoutrements that are, unfortunately, all too common. When I was house hunting a few months ago, I was somewhat astounded to see the rooms of some children in houses I was looking at. The computer/entertainment systems in the rooms of some kids had to be up in the triple thousands of dollars. Huge LCD or plasma TV/monitors, DVD players, multiple game systems, one or more computers, various portable music players. Plus, every house I was in, if kids were around, they were playing on these systems. None were outside, or washing dishes in the kitchen or hanging out with mom or dad. It was a bit bizarre...for me. Steve ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
