tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368793710186704163.post7139554447968698788..comments2023-10-11T03:56:23.665-04:00Comments on Artful Aspirations by Debbie Bailey: The Cure For Boredomdebbie baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02479699000203333679noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368793710186704163.post-39937435112779218422013-05-26T19:21:00.664-04:002013-05-26T19:21:00.664-04:00Jigsaws! 1,000 piece jigsaws in the summer holida...Jigsaws! 1,000 piece jigsaws in the summer holidays always drag my teenagers away from their phones/facebook/twitter. I'm quite fond of jigsaws, too.Vintage Readinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971819409379613967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368793710186704163.post-2277742338603023532013-05-12T18:23:40.659-04:002013-05-12T18:23:40.659-04:00You're absolutely right, Amanda.You're absolutely right, Amanda.debbie baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02479699000203333679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368793710186704163.post-80981980748453055562013-05-11T07:30:56.739-04:002013-05-11T07:30:56.739-04:00That is a wonderful quote, and I really appreciate...That is a wonderful quote, and I really appreciate your sharing it. This is a real issue today with my teenagers and their friends. But, I doubt it is because kids have too much free time. In fact, they have too little free time when they aren't supposed to be doing homework or going to some after-school activity. Who wants to read or be creative when your brain is exhausted? Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05715957458269469453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368793710186704163.post-79877386495768125372013-05-10T16:52:18.451-04:002013-05-10T16:52:18.451-04:00Your post reminded me of this article I read yeste...Your post reminded me of this article I read yesterday: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christine-grossloh/have-american-parents-got-it-all-backwards_b_3202328.html<br /><br />My daughter (20) was telling me the other day that she had a very happy childhood and she attributes it to having to entertain herself and not having a lot of screen time. Leslie https://www.blogger.com/profile/11216448707277968516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368793710186704163.post-80921604813515901442013-05-10T15:19:47.837-04:002013-05-10T15:19:47.837-04:00"regarding"...sorry...I find myself doin..."regarding"...sorry...I find myself doing this so often these days. Something about typing in small places I think!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710910366858293660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368793710186704163.post-34649890678346894762013-05-10T15:13:35.290-04:002013-05-10T15:13:35.290-04:00Wonderfully put.
I ponder this issue often with ...Wonderfully put.<br /><br /> I ponder this issue often with two daughters in the home. Real life is always my preference of doing, creating, and enjoying. Raising two sons in the 80's and 90's was not the challenge in this matter as it is today with devices everywhere. <br /><br />I do not get bored because, like you, there is always more to do than I have time in worthwhile real life. To fnd the time for computer is my challenge!<br /><br />Off this side...thank you for the encouragement ragarding sons being far away.... <br /><br />Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710910366858293660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368793710186704163.post-23873300219370586822013-05-08T20:06:57.979-04:002013-05-08T20:06:57.979-04:00My older son is very attached to his electronics, ...My older son is very attached to his electronics, and we're struggling with that, giving him a strict schedule for when he can be on the computer, etc. It's hard.<br /><br />My younger son is more likely to be found playing outside. And now, I'm pleased to report, he's doing more reading on his own.<br /><br />I go through periods where I find myself wandering aimlessly around on the Internet because I'm bored--usually when there's not enough time to work on a project. I'm training myself to pick up a book instead.<br /><br />xofrancesLeft-Handed Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15014518128739580267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368793710186704163.post-13402519626783618872013-05-07T19:42:02.524-04:002013-05-07T19:42:02.524-04:00Our kids grew up in the country on our working ran...Our kids grew up in the country on our working ranch. Work is what they did (alongside us) when they weren't homeschooling. Then came time to do their own things. One went to the shop to mechanic on cars and tractors, another painted, others rode their horses, they all built a magnificent tree fort. There were also "inside chores" to learn like canning, cooking, baking, sewing, and embroidery. Even the boys learned all these things. <br /><br />When the grands come over, we are outdoors mostly. When indoors we play in watercolor paints, cut, glue, and sometimes cook and bake too. It's fun.<br /><br />JodyGumbo Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02747138637571716591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368793710186704163.post-43858103820165578832013-05-07T14:10:51.994-04:002013-05-07T14:10:51.994-04:00Great post! Our kids played outdoors, building for...Great post! Our kids played outdoors, building forts and sand communities at the creek, making tree houses and riding horse. I have often commented that I don't see today's children outdoors playing. It is sad. And I've noticed how it has spilled over into children's ability to do crafts. Many cannot do the simple things like cutting, gluing, painting, drawing, because a)they're used to instant gratification rather than having to work at something and b)they're plugged into electronics all day and haven't developed the hand/eye coordination for such things. I'm thinking it might be a good idea for families to have a few days or week where they simply 'unplug' and spend time doing things. They'll be surprised how much fun it is.Cranberry Morninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10758563068581561194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368793710186704163.post-11900232527336994662013-05-07T11:27:25.469-04:002013-05-07T11:27:25.469-04:00Excellent, Barbara. Thanks for the links.Excellent, Barbara. Thanks for the links.debbie baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02479699000203333679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368793710186704163.post-49555199606387783052013-05-07T10:54:14.907-04:002013-05-07T10:54:14.907-04:00Sounds kind of like what happened to Paul Miller d...Sounds kind of like what happened to Paul Miller during the year he was paid to stay off the internet. Of course he was left without any real answer to his dilemma, but <a href="http://www.challies.com/christian-living/when-we-hate-what-we-love" rel="nofollow">Tim Challies helps with that</a>. It turns out that electronic stimulation is just the current incarnation of an age-old problem of abusing something that is good and letting our own pleasures rule us - eventually they wind up profiting nothing. CS Lewis drove it home long before there was a such thing as the internet, as quoted so magnificently <a href="http://apilgriminnarnia.com/2012/01/23/screwtape-on-pleasure-and-distraction/" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604068110452745043noreply@blogger.com