tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post7925319795810231790..comments2024-03-16T14:18:11.330-04:00Comments on peaceful parenting: Idle Parenting: Leaving Kids AloneUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-22925164545037324092011-02-24T14:32:13.647-05:002011-02-24T14:32:13.647-05:00love this, says to me "relax and enjoy life, ...love this, says to me "relax and enjoy life, enjoy your children"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-73289607633972896272011-02-23T20:41:46.916-05:002011-02-23T20:41:46.916-05:00My husband is British and when we go to England, g...My husband is British and when we go to England, going to the pub..where children are not only allowed, but there are actual fenced playgrounds there..was the greatest thing I've ever seen. I wish Canada would do that! And yes, some of you are definitely taking this too seriously.Christanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-63431612558712952572011-02-23T17:32:17.381-05:002011-02-23T17:32:17.381-05:00funny. except the part about the park...I LOVE th...funny. except the part about the park...I LOVE the park! I AM having a good time! But yes, kids do need time to play by themselves! But heck, playing WITH your kids is A LOT of fun too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-5488536286344572102011-02-22T18:41:45.060-05:002011-02-22T18:41:45.060-05:00when my son was 5 yrs he was allowed to take his b...when my son was 5 yrs he was allowed to take his brother down the forest road to the swing set... at 6 yrs old I let him out of the car to pick wild raspberries with his friends(ages 5 to 9)and did not see him for at least 1 hr that time...at 7 he was allowed to take his brother(4.5) down the forest path, across the field, around the corner to the parkette... Now he is 8 yrs and all his teachers Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-69720005957619742632010-06-19T15:28:37.100-04:002010-06-19T15:28:37.100-04:00Great British humour that has a serious point in i...Great British humour that has a serious point in it's message.....perhaps folk should just see this for what it is. Modern day parents do need to back off in more ways than one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-3018241612191162812010-06-12T22:59:17.715-04:002010-06-12T22:59:17.715-04:00I don't think that I've seen anyone mentio...I don't think that I've seen anyone mention that this was written by a man. Just sayin'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-27971930977721990482010-06-12T15:28:23.120-04:002010-06-12T15:28:23.120-04:00I find some good points in this article and some b...I find some good points in this article and some bad points. I don't think that parents should get wasted while their children play far away and unsupervised. However it is true that our kids are often over booked and not enough attention is given to simple play time.<br /><br />I totally agree with the thriftiness aspect. There is nothing better than making pudding and smearing it all over Ingridnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-62313973963294394712010-06-12T15:27:44.513-04:002010-06-12T15:27:44.513-04:00I am american but have lived in the UK for over 5 ...I am american but have lived in the UK for over 5 years and I think that argument is pure rubbush! There is a very strong drink culture here and that might explain the comments around drinking but it certainly doesn't make them any more acceptable.It may be tongue in cheek but if so it's still in poor taste in my opinion!Allisonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-333697912880223542010-06-11T14:52:43.091-04:002010-06-11T14:52:43.091-04:00I don't understand how ignoring your kids so y...I don't understand how ignoring your kids so you can get drunk is Attachment Parenting. I find this quite frightening, in fact.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-76130400053170661572010-06-11T10:08:59.054-04:002010-06-11T10:08:59.054-04:00Some of the comments here serve to remind me of th...Some of the comments here serve to remind me of the sheer gulf that exists between American sense of humour and British: Please remember this guy is British, therefore his sense of humour is British. You are taking him too literally, and too seriously. Get the book, it's a laugh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-21643686971860464972010-02-04T21:59:29.581-05:002010-02-04T21:59:29.581-05:00I was personally a highly neglected child to an al...I was personally a highly neglected child to an alcoholic mother... so some of this article was a bit disturbing to me. Im now a mother of 4. And if I dont find things to keep my ADD son busy he harasses me, LITERALLY like a monkey on my back which causes resentment. Lesson, This article MAY work for a (healthy, nurturing parent &) child who is genetically wired to take what they need from Pollynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-3013716324713195482010-02-04T21:58:50.682-05:002010-02-04T21:58:50.682-05:00Dont agree with some of it, we all parent differen...Dont agree with some of it, we all parent differently but there is a lot to be said of leaving kids to play, learn, and work things out on their own as long as they are willing and able.Cassidynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-37326198779992241702010-02-04T21:58:33.942-05:002010-02-04T21:58:33.942-05:00LOVE it!LOVE it!Denisenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-61007519288561567482010-02-04T21:58:18.122-05:002010-02-04T21:58:18.122-05:00That's scary... still my daughter has her own ...That's scary... still my daughter has her own DS and prefers it to any other activity and outside play :(Aimeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-16759373513333585462010-02-04T21:57:01.701-05:002010-02-04T21:57:01.701-05:00I agree with most of this article, except the stat...I agree with most of this article, except the statement "It is the irresponsible parent who hands the child over to various authorities for its education and care..." I would not consider myself or my husband irresponsible parents because we choose to send our kids to school outside our home at this point in time.Terinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-88273706830414585272010-02-04T21:56:42.632-05:002010-02-04T21:56:42.632-05:00This was very, "out there." I actually l...This was very, "out there." I actually love and enjoy playing with my kids. I kept thinking to myself, "was this written to see how many sheep will follow and then exclaim it was a joke?"Ambernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-87325520305165721052010-02-04T21:56:23.827-05:002010-02-04T21:56:23.827-05:00I agree with some stuff but overall a very disturb...I agree with some stuff but overall a very disturbing article. I actually scrolled down to see if it was a joke.Elizabethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-62033386237277072702010-02-04T21:56:05.512-05:002010-02-04T21:56:05.512-05:00I completely agree with most of the article. Paren...I completely agree with most of the article. Parents involve their kids in too much. They start preschool too young, sports too young, everything. They push and try and make them the best, when all they should really be is kids.Celestianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-76554847096675896892010-02-04T21:55:46.153-05:002010-02-04T21:55:46.153-05:00I don't think he is saying ignore them. for me...I don't think he is saying ignore them. for me I am a work at home mum - my eldest is nearly 8, for years I was single.<br /><br />so for a lot of the time she'd occupy herself while I tried to crack on a bit.<br /><br />I worried and fretted a bit, but I was the one who had a child that I could say ok sweetie just hang on a sec please and she'd understand and follow. then when I was Sarahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-43956718781159582602010-02-04T21:54:47.081-05:002010-02-04T21:54:47.081-05:00@Sarah - thank you, I agree as well. I think it...@Sarah - thank you, I agree as well. I think it's taking the writing a bit too literally to say he is advocating neglect. I think parents as a whole need to stand back, take a deep breath and relax.<br /><br />Interestingly, we continually hear how horrible our world is now, stranger danger, paedophiles on every corner...yet the town I grew up in has the same crime rate per capita. In fact Mindynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-19984497738948225132010-02-04T21:54:13.473-05:002010-02-04T21:54:13.473-05:00I got frustrated with the computer and gaming hate...I got frustrated with the computer and gaming hate and didn't finish it. :/Jessicanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-90433721358929888882010-02-04T21:53:46.442-05:002010-02-04T21:53:46.442-05:00@sarah - totally agree! :0)@sarah - totally agree! :0)Shelleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-24122575145189680782010-02-04T21:52:24.216-05:002010-02-04T21:52:24.216-05:00The sentiment reminded me of the Free Range Kids b...The sentiment reminded me of the Free Range Kids blog, which I really like. I am somewhere in the middle on both but while I do play with my children, I also let them/encourage them/sometimes flat out tell them to come up with their own play too. I think it's too easy for parents (especially well meaning AP types -- including myself!) to get too involved and wind up directing where a child Kerrienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-43259209532320116522010-02-04T21:51:51.499-05:002010-02-04T21:51:51.499-05:00I can't see anywhere where it advocates neglec...I can't see anywhere where it advocates neglect.<br /><br />I can see where it says that as parents sometimes we can be guilty of thinking we are helping by bombarding our children.<br /><br />I imagine most of us are old enough that we were in the era where no one freaked out about pedophiles,where germs were picky and where the long hot summers were spent ice lolly in hand riding a bike Sarahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-5886303347967823842010-02-04T21:50:23.324-05:002010-02-04T21:50:23.324-05:00I agree with most of the sentiment in here, though...I agree with most of the sentiment in here, though there is much that troubles me. I agree that we should not structure our child's playtime because it can limit creativity, and I agree that consumerism is an empty pursuit. Though, I agree with Heather, Ronnie & Tara that there are some troubling things in here. A parent taking a nap while their child burns their hand is not a good Melissanoreply@blogger.com