Comments on: Association Of Teachers And Lecturers Find What Makes Children Unhappy

By: tim

tim — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:46:25 +0000

good rant patch

By: patch

patch — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:37:39 +0000

What makes children unhappy? Parents.

Children are no longer children. They are another acquisition. Dressed to impress. Enrolled at suitably expensive or desirable schools. Their playtime suitably taken up with drama, ballet, swimming, whatever classes. Transported by car of the moment from door to door. Whole world goes by unseen.

The poor things are too exhausted to have time for anything resembling creative play. Every toy is chosen to impress their friends and neighbours. Their brains are full of other peoples ideas and aspirations. They may have material wealth but they truly are deprived.

No magic left to childhood.

Rant over.

By: AgendaWide

AgendaWide — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:57:46 +0000

I blame the babysitter, the electronic babysitter I mean playstation, Wi, gameboy, nintendo,online and even mobile phones. No surprise the game is better than real life and parents can rest assured that the games will keep them safe from traffic ( although not necessarily bullying or paedophiles).
But boy do they come off the games in bad temper - usually deaf to you until they die. (’I'm just about to die they say’). I suppose it is all that physical repression while they play - brings out the worst in them. Or perhaps it is the experience of frequent virtual death and reincarnation. The games are the main battlefield in my home. I wonder if this is typical?

By: tim

tim — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:41:42 +0000

i blame thatcher
whiny so and so she was
turned us into a nation of whiny so and so’s
never happy with what you have always something to whinge about
think you get what you want by whining / wanting / shouting enough
no surprise it’s rubbed off on the kids

By: JuneJohnson

JuneJohnson — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:39:15 +0000

Bring back the sportsfields, cut back on the psychology and let kids be kids..they do it best