Category Archives: parenting kids
Are Your Kids Hooked on TV?
The latest Nielsen figures indicate that children are watching more television than ever – those aged 2 to 5 are watching more than 32 hours a week while for those 6 to 11, it drops slightly, probably due to school hours, to more than 28 hours a week. That’s still, on the average, more than 4 hours a day. These numbers include VCR and game console usage but not time on the computer or playing hand-held video games. Are you concerned about these numbers? Children’s healthcare advocates certainly are. They … Continue reading
Feeling Stressed? So are the Kids
Raising children has never been easy for Sandwiched Boomers, but do you think it’s even harder today? Parents have always had to deal with providing for their offspring – food, clothing and shelter as well as a supportive and loving environment where the kids could grow into their full potential. Today, in addition, mom and dad are faced with handling the stresses of an unstable economy and volatile social situations. And the worries we feel are felt by our youngsters as well. A recent study conducted by Harris Interactive and … Continue reading
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Tagged communication, cope with stress, economic problems, family, Sandwiched Boomers, worry
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Raising Children
My daughter sent me this piece by columnist and author, Anna Quindlen. Reading it made me reflect and brought up tons of memories. Want some nostalgia? “All my babies are gone now. I say this not in sorrow but in disbelief. I take great satisfaction in what I have today: three almost-adults, two taller than I am, one closing in fast. Three people who read the same books I do and have learned not to be afraid of disagreeing with me in their opinion of them, who sometimes tell vulgar … Continue reading
