what made you decide to do what you do?
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what made you decide to do what you do?
| Wed, 05-21-2003 - 12:18pm |
In the interest of changing the subject back to something that is actually relevant to a SAH/WOH debate (LOL!), I will pose a question to anyone who wants to answer:
Who or what would you say was the greatest influence on your decision to SAH or WOH, whichever one you do (or want to do, if you aren't doing what you want)? Did any particular person, circumstance, situation, or anything else lead you to decide this question one way or the other?
What if two different influences conflicted? How did you make the decision then?

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Dj
"Now when I need help, I look in the mirror" ~Kanye West~
My kids participate in sports too. I never said they didnt. But I also wont allow them to be in several things at once (anymore than dh or I would schedule ourselves for several activities at once) because it would cut into our family time.
You might want to take another look at what the whole issue was about here.
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Dj
"Now when I need help, I look in the mirror" ~Kanye West~
I don't think you need to look to far, really to find a link between kids who don't do sports, and kids who do too much nintendo. Also, the malls, all that stuff. In the end, as I always maintain, the health sacfifices are the same, whether the kid is sitting in a chair reading a book, drawing a picture, or playing nintendo. Equal time doing any of these, same result.
However, the problem is, left to their own devices, your kids can find alot of other things to do that don't invovle physical activity. And if nintendo is what they want to do (I assume if you have to limit it, it is) then their first thought is probably not going to be shooting baskets, or playing tag. Because what they really want to do is flop in a chair and expend little physical activity. Perhaps they'd pick up a book, or try to engage someone in a board game?
And about the "shared interest." It doesn't have to be sports only. As a family, we have shared interests. My son loves Harry Potter -- I started him on it, now we share it together. He wanted to learn how to play chess (because of HP), now he and Dad play together. We also go shoot rockets off together (after DS and DH build them), and all three of us love to play mini-golf. One day I hope to learn how to play golf, and maybe my son will too.
The thing is, I don't really much care what he *does.* If he wanted to take ballet, I'd sign him up. He begged for T-ball and got it. Perhaps we'll do soccer, I don't know. He will learn an instrument -- probably piano. Just because we're not exposing him to everything doesn't mean he can't do it. He's only 6 -- and doesn't need to be booked 5 nights a week with activities.
outside_the_box_mom
Edited 5/28/2003 2:31:12 PM ET by outside_the_box_mom
There may be a correlation between children who aren't active and electronic entertainment but as I said, a sport is not the only route to physical activity.
Healthwise, reading a book and playing Nintendo may be equal but in every other way -social, emotional, intellectual--reading a book is the far superior choice. And if a child doesn't spend enough time reading, whether he is playing soccer or nintendo, the intellectual sacrifice is the same.
eileen
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Dj
"Now when I need help, I look in the mirror" ~Kanye West~
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