tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957074720324686869.post3862078963353982304..comments2024-03-12T14:47:27.655+10:00Comments on Life at Arbordale Farm: You Must Be Freaking Kidding - On My Soap BoxFiona from Arbordale Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196630415124998431noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957074720324686869.post-34216423521627745362012-09-22T23:04:39.119+10:002012-09-22T23:04:39.119+10:00So sad....i often shake my head at the apps thing ...So sad....i often shake my head at the apps thing and then wonder if i am becoming an old fuddy duddy lol! I don't have a phone that can download apps, no ipad here and i worry that my 2 yr olds might be missing out when i see all the apps that are aimed at their age bracket....and then i see them reading books and running around outside...and i no longer care or worry!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586610467519318424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957074720324686869.post-36493398166463503482012-09-19T20:01:37.355+10:002012-09-19T20:01:37.355+10:00Exactly why we are leaving the rat race and moving...Exactly why we are leaving the rat race and moving to a farm...just to try and give us and our kids a more simple existence. There will still be technology of course, but there is no getting away from that, we all use it. This app for cleaning teeth....ridiculous...Debra Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12928630615929764333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957074720324686869.post-44569011334374147942012-09-19T11:39:09.756+10:002012-09-19T11:39:09.756+10:00Sweetie thats not a rant...its just stating the ri...Sweetie thats not a rant...its just stating the ridiculous way that our world is turning.........parenting is hard work....I can vouch, but I love it...and parents these days, just in the last ten years I have been doing it, are lazy, you betcha.........my favourite is the child care mums that never toilet train their kids..........they pop a child in nappies in child care and it comes home wearing pants..........fabulous...maybe they will invent an app for that.......how bout an app that gives a child love.....the next generation of kids growing up will be scary, and I mean it.............Enchanted Momentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01861732559521175206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957074720324686869.post-44225013448276896992012-09-19T11:28:17.421+10:002012-09-19T11:28:17.421+10:00Gee Fiona, I wouldn't call that a rant! A ver...Gee Fiona, I wouldn't call that a rant! A very appropriate comment though. From my perspective, as a parent of a teenager I am well aware of the technology issue.<br /><br />The only justification I can think of would be that with littlie's repetition is sometimes the only thing that gets through to them. Maybe, and this is only a maybe, if the app was downloaded onto parents phone and the child got to watch it while they where brushing their teeth it might help as a bit of fun. But that is just a maybe, and the only reason I would give it a 1/2 star. Somehow, generations have got through without it! cheers Wendy duchess_declutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01763062839151537111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957074720324686869.post-8388536000877264402012-09-19T08:12:20.708+10:002012-09-19T08:12:20.708+10:00I'm not sure why anyone would download an app ...I'm not sure why anyone would download an app for that lol sometimes i wonder where common sense has gone :/ Theressa i think your kids will have a better sense of the world than your neighbours kids! i confess my son doesn't spend a lot of time outside but he's not attached to technology 24/7 either. i really don't like how the marketing of products invades our lives in every way... everything is branded these days... that's probably why i've chosen to go down the 'simple' path!Elizabeth Emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15922452467271106294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957074720324686869.post-31855005738841837312012-09-19T06:17:54.937+10:002012-09-19T06:17:54.937+10:00Hi Fiona,
I agree - technology is out of control a...Hi Fiona,<br />I agree - technology is out of control and we are all losing touch with reality. As a mum of 3 I find it a really hard balance in our house. On one hand I HATE technology. It is taking over reality. However I also know that if I deny my children technology then I am putting them on the back foot for life because it is the way of the world now whether we like it or not. It's a really tough balance to hang onto the life we remember (which fr children, really is gone - no-one plays outside much anymore, neibours look at us in disgust when we send our kids out to play in the rain e.g.)<br />It's a constant challenge for those of us who are trying to parent more 'old style' and balance this new life as well. very very sad world we are living in.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16274497657807183444noreply@blogger.com