Finding the Joy & Inner Ramblings

I re-read my entries recently & felt discouraged by numbers of times I had written about the Internet sucking my time & life away BUT I realized today, I'm the least attached that I have been in years. I've dropped the car seat boards, dropped mothering (shudder) barely on Disboards,  I've been getting up early in the am & trying to walk away,
I will Amit o replacing some of my Internet scrolling with TV shows, but I can watch/listen to a show while making dinner or cleaning - the TV does not freeze my productivy. ,

Anyways I just shared this nugget on Ally's helpful & I realized I ave cone full circle, I really do mean this & are moving closer to supporting this ideal

Tracy Cook I say hold out as long as you can, I used to think kids needed technology (in classrooms & such) but the truth is: technology is so user friendly - kids pick it up extremely fast. Now I think kids need to be bored- boredom creates imagination. My kids need more unstructured playtime outside & less technology inside. as far as learning, I was in early childhood for 4 years- there are so many awesome, simple hands on ways to teach letters & numbers, ways that will bond you more & more with your kiddo. I wish I had held off & not introduced technology. Teacher tom's blog has sparked some of my newer thoughts on this subject.

ALL HOPE IS NOT LOST