tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951974969740162216.post2934593500810853834..comments2023-11-01T00:25:52.923+11:00Comments on RAINBOW MAMA: The commercialisation of childhoodAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10906019871298704814noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951974969740162216.post-55463070090178278842009-08-15T21:28:24.029+10:002009-08-15T21:28:24.029+10:00Hey amazing Rainbow Mama! Yeah - I'm right wit...Hey amazing Rainbow Mama! Yeah - I'm right with you on all of this. And yes - who lets their kids be scanned!!!????? Ergh.<br /><br />The philosophy at Hug's school sounds great re clothing etc. My step-sister sends her 4 gorgeous kids to Steiner and i remember her saying this now. So good to hear. So simple!!!!<br /><br />And yes we had a fabulous creative and adventurous day - digging for worms and millipedes, watering everything in sight and painting, painting and more painting! Who has time for brands and lots of tv when you have kids anyway??? Life is too full!!!<br /><br />XXXJesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06031000444299690058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951974969740162216.post-83421907801574304952009-08-15T15:21:22.332+10:002009-08-15T15:21:22.332+10:00OMgoodness.... there is nothing that has ever made...OMgoodness.... there is nothing that has ever made me so happy to not have tv. Wow. Luckily I already have a stand on this. And so do most of my friends. Wow. I feel so lucky!<br /><br />ValVal in the Rose Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13891260349692305609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951974969740162216.post-17171072560949213802009-08-15T11:39:55.592+10:002009-08-15T11:39:55.592+10:00Just another reason that any TV Alex watches has b...Just another reason that any TV Alex watches has been pre-recoded and we fast forward through all commercials. Even now if something does happy to be on, she calls and asks if we can fast forward all the "junk" TV stuff. That's my girl :)Alycia in Va.http://www.thepoweroftwo.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951974969740162216.post-9786013148578851372009-08-14T18:34:01.932+10:002009-08-14T18:34:01.932+10:00Hi Annicles,
Thanks for your comment :)
What a go...Hi Annicles,<br />Thanks for your comment :)<br /><br />What a good idea it would be too watch the doco with your older children & then be able to start a dialogue about it after. Watching the blank drop-jaw faces of the kids in the doco who are watching t.v. would scare them I'm sure - It's so creepy!<br /><br />I just took a quick peek over at your blog & you've got so much going on! I didn't realise that I wasn't subscribed to your rss feed so now I am :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10906019871298704814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951974969740162216.post-61896517884259566222009-08-14T18:00:44.565+10:002009-08-14T18:00:44.565+10:00I really need to watch this documentary!
It gets ...I really need to watch this documentary!<br /><br />It gets harder as the children get older. We had a time when my daughter had a hard time at school because she had no idea who Hannah Montana was. I had a quick watch and decided we were sticking with that decisicion but she is nine now and more able to see what we mean when we talk about the sub-concious messages that are being put across. <br />We have a no tv/computer/wii rule during the week rule and they are booked at the weekend - no casual watching/playing.<br />The upsode of all this is we don't have any arguments about whether homework is done before or after a tv show because there is no tv available! <br />The other lovely thing is that now they are older (9, 7 and 4 and 3/4) they are making concerts and shows for us which are actually written and rehearsed.<br />The other thing that happens is we play games together in the evenings and there is no comptetition from an electric box!<br /><br />I am going to try and watch this doco with the older 2. They already have a goo understanding of what the advertisements are trying to do but I think they'll understand the more subtle messages too. Then I just have to help them feel comfortable with their peers who are not so enlightened.......Annicleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06691832473765718313noreply@blogger.com