Monday, June 09, 2008
Back to "Normal"...
Well, graduation is over... my youngest is now officially out of high school. This past weekend brought a flurry of parties (including our own) and a large volume of family staying with us through the weekend. But we survived and now hopefully things can settle back down to the mid chaos that we call normal...
Just wanted to share a brief note from MediaWise with you today:
Make sure your kids (and the children in your care) are not spending a summer with nothing but media interaction...
Well, graduation is over... my youngest is now officially out of high school. This past weekend brought a flurry of parties (including our own) and a large volume of family staying with us through the weekend. But we survived and now hopefully things can settle back down to the mid chaos that we call normal...
Just wanted to share a brief note from MediaWise with you today:
Kids are excited these first weeks in June. Teachers are scheduling field trips and otherwise trying out lots of fun curriculum ideas they’ve been saving up. Parents are looking at topsy turvy schedules for the next twelve weeks. What’s the cause of all this
energy? SCHOOL’S OUT!
Kids, whose days have been filled from end to end with school activities, soon will face days with new schedules, new activities and yes maybe even time where nothing is planned. This is a time where parents can really test out their new Say Yes to No parenting strategies. Media often becomes the fall back child care option for summer. Plan your kids’ summer media (TV, video games, and computer) carefully, so it doesn’t become the dominant activity for the summer.
I tell parents to watch two things for a MediaWise summer: quantity and quality. Make sure electronic screens are just a small part of your child’s day and make sure that what they are watching or playing is appropriate for their age. Especially check videogame ratings.
Summer can be a time for creative fun for kids. One parent I know encouraged her kids to set up a mini golf course in the back yard. The kids had a great time creating different challenging holes. If you don’t have a back yard, a living room or dining room will work just as well. For more fun ideas, check out our MediaWise Summer Parent Guide.
Make sure your kids (and the children in your care) are not spending a summer with nothing but media interaction...
// posted by Tammy Wachter @ 4:59 PM 
