Are you "Anxious Parents"?

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Are you "Anxious Parents"?
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Wed, 11-15-2006 - 8:24am

Today's MSN News features this article

Sabina

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Sun, 11-19-2006 - 4:42pm
Why should they remain cooped up inside when it's nice out?

Sabina

Oh, life is a glorious cycle of song,

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Sun, 11-19-2006 - 4:59pm
No because cheerleaders wear shorts over their underwear.

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Sun, 11-19-2006 - 5:03pm
Illinois law defines a neglected minor, in part, as "any minor under the age of 14 years whose parent or other person responsible for the minor's welfare leaves the minor without supervision for an unreasonable period of time without regard for the mental or physical health, safety or welfare of that minor."
Juvenile Court Act, 705 ILCS 405/2-3(1)(d)
so, as you can see it is way more than just the age that is taken into acount. my 8 year oldis never left for an unreasonable period of time without regard for the mental or physical health safety or welfare fo that minor. to you can not just say that my child is 10 and it is against the law to leave them alone, depending on the circumstances that is not true in illinois.
as to being pretentious, that would be you not me. while you may be raising your kids in the way you think is right, trust me the way you are raising your kids is not the right way for me to raise my kids. what is pretentious is for you to think you are somehow doing the right thing other than just what you choose to do for your kids. think about it, for me, my choice is to raise my kids with a religious foundation, but that doesnt make my choice right for any other children than my own. i mean really, dont we all raise our kids the way we want to. and by the way i never ssid you werent doing what you felt was best for your kids, just that it is not the "right way" to raise kids, beyond being your personal choice as how to raise your kids. there really is no "right way" to raise kids
Jennie
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Sun, 11-19-2006 - 5:09pm
when i hear things like this it makes me even more happy that i live where i do
Jennie
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Sun, 11-19-2006 - 5:17pm
what a sad view to have of kids. where i live the kids do hang out in town or at the park, they talk to their friends, they play music, etc... in our neighborhood, because we are so far out of town the kids often walk around the nieghborhood at night visiting each other, talking just goofing off, and in the three years i have lived her we have not had one case of vandilism and the police have never been called. gosh, i love where i live, where kids can be kids
Jennie
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Sun, 11-19-2006 - 5:22pm
my kids dont fear me in the least, yet when they are asked to do something they do it. they may question me but i think that is much healthier than just doing something because you are told to. if kids just obey blindly the day may come when they blindly obey someone who doesnt have their best interests in mind - i much prefer my kdis to learn to develop minds of their own and their own set of what is right and wrong. asking questions is the best way kids learn, to try to or even want to stiffle that is counterproductive to raising kids, imo
Jennie
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Sun, 11-19-2006 - 5:24pm
i cant imagine ever having any respect for someone i feared
Jennie
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Sun, 11-19-2006 - 5:26pm
Same here. Often dh and I are having a drink on one corner of the square and the kid is with her friends at the next corner.
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Sun, 11-19-2006 - 5:26pm
but how do you have any respect for someone you fear? i really cant imagine those things going hand in hand. you know, i really want my kids to be brave and fearless, those are not bad traits to have in life - they let you experience so many things that a timid person may not partake in because of fear
Jennie
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Sun, 11-19-2006 - 5:31pm
schools are around to teach academics, i cant imagine why anyone would expect them to teach life skills, isnt that what kids have parents for. i dont see it as a problem at all, but then i dont expect the schools to teach my kids how to cook, clean and balance a checkbook
Jennie

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