tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20951976.post114844294017496708..comments2023-10-05T03:53:29.395-07:00Comments on Blissful Bee: Extending the leash...Blissfulbeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14634500907084879208noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20951976.post-1148495646459143562006-05-24T11:34:00.000-07:002006-05-24T11:34:00.000-07:00I've never really thought much about this, but DH ...I've never really thought much about this, but DH and I provide bumpers for our boys as well. At this age I'm not even sure it is an issue of specials needs (which we definitely have), but just teaching safety and boundaries. Part of raising children away from pop culture is their innocence. We've gently talked about strangers, or cars, but I don't think they really understand that the world can be dangerous. How could it be, when we have spent their whole lives keeping them safe? Kids who see a lot of violence in movies and on television seem to have better internalized the dangers of the world.<BR/><BR/>Its a conundrum, really. I want to raise my children as part of my life, and be family-centered and not child-centered. In a more tribal society they would learn about danger, life and death, etc. through the real life experiences of those around them. But everything is so sensationalized and the news media is not how I want my boys to learn about these kinds of things. I also want to teach them safety without making them afraid to live.<BR/><BR/>Of course, it goes in all different directions. The same child who runs too far ahead and seems fearless is clueless when it comes to meeting new people and so retreats and hides.Sunshine Alternative Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17111855968940650979noreply@blogger.com