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| Lunar Phase 7 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Clovis
A book will always have more value to me than a digital version on a screen. |
And there is nothing wrong with that. There is the kind of romanticism with books as there is with records vs mp3. |
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| leph555 |
what are all of the kids going to do outside all day?
only reason I see is to get high |
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| Lunar Phase 7 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Schadenfreude
not true.
if the parents got involved in their childrens lives instead of being just as lazy as the children it would not be this way.
Monkey see, monkey do.
if kids have too much access to technology leading to complete abandonment of physical activity.
it is the parents fault.
generally when any child is a up, the answer is at home and in the parents.
if kids eat nothing but food, who does the groceries? |
Very few kids have zero activity though. My bro still plays football, he's got a paper round, walks to school, etc. He's in perfect health (minus too much sugar, but we've all got vices)
But I agree parents have the single most important influence. Pisses me off when parents think it's schools duty to sort them out, they are 4/5 when they hit our schools, by that time the issues are already deep seated.
food is unfortunately a direct consequence of convenience, really who has time to cook healthy every night? Or grab a healthy breakfast?
Jesus, you look at glycemic load or nutritional value of just about any food or ingredient in your food you can imagine and there will be stuff in there you don't wanna have. |
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| Lunar Phase 7 |
| quote: | Originally posted by leph555
what are all of the kids going to do outside all day?
only reason I see is to get high |
Is there a finer reason? ;)
Skin up blud! |
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| The17sss |
| quote: | Originally posted by Schadenfreude
not true.
if the parents got involved in their childrens lives instead of being just as lazy as the children it would not be this way. |
Yeah i agree man. I was saying that what can't be stopped is the pervasive nature of tech devices to be the norm in our advanced society. So trying to cut that out of kids' lives isn't the way; like you said, if the kids are ups because of dependency on video games, smart phones, etc., that's on the parents. |
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| Schadenfreude |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lunar Phase 7
Very few kids have zero activity though. My bro still plays football, he's got a paper round, walks to school, etc. He's in perfect health (minus too much sugar, but we've all got vices)
But I agree parents have the single most important influence. Pisses me off when parents think it's schools duty to sort them out, they are 4/5 when they hit our schools, by that time the issues are already deep seated.
food is unfortunately a direct consequence of convenience, really who has time to cook healthy every night? Or grab a healthy breakfast?
Jesus, you look at glycemic load or nutritional value of just about any food or ingredient in your food you can imagine and there will be stuff in there you don't wanna have. |
not having the time to prepare healthy foods is a cop out by lazy parents too. Making a salad takes less than 5 minutes. No one told the parents to buy chocolate bars instead of apples. |
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| igottaknow |
| quote: | Originally posted by Schadenfreude
if kids eat nothing but food, who does the groceries? |
the kid does by grocery shopping online with http://www.peapod.com/ |
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| Schadenfreude |
| quote: | Originally posted by The17sss
Yeah i agree man. I was saying that what can't be stopped is the pervasive nature of tech devices to be the norm in our advanced society. So trying to cut that out of kids' lives isn't the way; like you said, if the kids are ups because of dependency on video games, smart phones, etc., that's on the parents. |
instead of buying a 13 year old an iphone, spend the money to enroll them in organized sports and help them build some character. |
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| Schadenfreude |
| and i wouldn't call society advanced, we have actually taken a step back because no one develops any people skills anymore if all they do is communicate through a screen. |
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| idoru |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lunar Phase 7
And there is nothing wrong with that. There is the kind of romanticism with books as there is with records vs mp3. |
What? Wow, dude. Wow. :stongue:
| quote: | Originally posted by Lunar Phase 7
food is unfortunately a direct consequence of convenience, really who has time to cook healthy every night? Or grab a healthy breakfast? |
I moved out of the house just before I turned 21. My parents both worked full-time, Monday through Friday and my dad put in an extensive amount of overtime. Having said that, my dad cooked breakfast for us every day and my mom had a hot, healthy meal on the table for us every night.
Everybody can find the time for it, it's simply a matter of cutting out the pointless bull. Hell, having dinner together is one of the most important things that a family can do. |
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| Lunar Phase 7 |
| quote: | Originally posted by idoru
What? Wow, dude. Wow. :stongue:
I moved out of the house just before I turned 21. My parents both worked full-time, Monday through Friday and my dad put in an extensive amount of overtime. Having said that, my dad cooked breakfast for us every day and my mom had a hot, healthy meal on the table for us every night.
Everybody can find the time for it, it's simply a matter of cutting out the pointless bull. Hell, having dinner together is one of the most important things that a family can do. |
That's why they got the gold star! ;) |
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| Lunar Phase 7 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Schadenfreude
and i wouldn't call society advanced, we have actually taken a step back because no one develops any people skills anymore if all they do is communicate through a screen. |
Look at why people uses these devices. Almost all of it is communication. They are more social now than ever, face to face contact forms at school, and as you mentioned parents too.
The healthy food cop out thing: Seriously look at you're healthy meal in more depth. Literally everything is littered with hidden stuff you don't wanna eat. |
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