Monday, October 02, 2006

The Blog is Back

Ok, the blog is back from filterland. Thankfully, it was only down over the weekend and did not affect us too much.

As I sit on my couch and type this on my laptop, I am making an observation. In my bedroom sits my son playing Lego Star Wars II on the Xbox. Trey is age 6. On the TV is a special edition of Jeopardy (Back to School Week). The three contestants are each no older than age 11. Our society is filled with tools, accessories, and gadgets that are geared to the tweens and even younger. How do you feel about this? Do you think that young people are forced or encouraged to grow up too early? What has changed since you were that age or since your parents were that age? Explain your thoughts.

1 comment:

J-Mike said...

I believe that children are forced to grow up sometimes faster than intended. Not only in the technology, but mainly in movies and societal morals. I was watching MTV and South Park in like 4th grade...some of that stuff, my mom says, "She isn't even old enough to watch." Children are exposed to somethings much faster than they actually should be. For "Back to School week", to me, there is nothing better than education. Children should be encouraged intellectually as soon as possible. The faster children are challenged the better they will overcome and be able to filter out the nasty stuff they see in society or on tv.