tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292874944162005298.post8550075856461025801..comments2023-05-19T01:28:55.158-07:00Comments on Gather the Lambs: Free for you!!!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13786155586401067362noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292874944162005298.post-5861474998014393252010-02-09T16:37:56.082-08:002010-02-09T16:37:56.082-08:00What a great list! You had a few ideas I've n...What a great list! You had a few ideas I've never thought of. Thanks for posting!Tereasahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06702809283384481445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292874944162005298.post-55717588574929161302010-02-09T13:02:52.234-08:002010-02-09T13:02:52.234-08:00great idea Michelle!
Hey, we have turned in our pa...great idea Michelle!<br />Hey, we have turned in our paperwork and are on fingerprinting already *U* yay! It's going quickly!Dalynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553803562170918993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292874944162005298.post-84483200728922493402010-02-08T06:05:23.740-08:002010-02-08T06:05:23.740-08:00Loads of GREAT info here and excellent tips and ad...Loads of GREAT info here and excellent tips and advice!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292874944162005298.post-85140090354851498922010-02-08T00:29:08.512-08:002010-02-08T00:29:08.512-08:00This has been an absolutely brilliant series. I th...This has been an absolutely brilliant series. I think one thing I struggle with is having a tv I turn it on daily - mostly for the news, cooking shows or a good drama at the weekends. But, I really don't want tv to be a daily part of my children's lives, so have to lead by example and cut out even the educational stuff daily and focus on switching on once or twice a week. In this season of my life I have to admit I find this tough, but certainly something to work on. <br /><br />I know several families who don't really have tv or have one but it isn't part of their lives. What I love about it, is their viewing is so rare - probably not more than once a week, they say their kids don't even remember to ask or show much interest. They do probably watch a movie and maybe a show or two over the space of a month, but at ages 16, 12 and 8 it just isn't part of their lives. Everyone else I know who doesn't do tv, still has dvd's/movies several times a week, and often say they still find their kids ask/beg/desire to watch. <br /><br />I think, if you have a tv, one of the big things is where you place it. I've always had a tv in the main living/family room, which means a lot more viewing since it is there. I would much prefer not to have one in the hub of the home. <br /><br />I will never never never understand the tv in a child's bedroom idea, here it is seen as a very very very "low class" thing to do yet I know across the Western world it is very very common. Sad really.<br /><br />My hope is to not use the tv at all as a method of being able to get things done - that seems to be when people I know have started, using it during the toddler years so they can cook etc and instead include my children, set up activities like play doh in my view etc. Then to introduce things like animal programs, Anne of Green gables etc at age appropriate intervals with it being only a part of a weekly routine - maybe Sunday evening period dramas/series not a part of our daily routine. I hope it works! <br /><br />Thanks so much for sharing all your knowledge, experience and wisdom!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292874944162005298.post-70251867372728718402010-02-07T22:57:36.041-08:002010-02-07T22:57:36.041-08:00Thank you Michelle. :)Thank you Michelle. :)Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00451415090058055212noreply@blogger.com