By the Seat of my Pants.

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 01:46:00 GMT

As parents we try to teach our children different things as they are growing up. I don't know how many times I have heard people say that they want their children to have a easier life and a better lifestyle when they become adults. I know that I am guilty of saying it. My parents told me the same things when I was growing up. With so much going on in our society right now, children are being exposed to some negative experiences, that their parents wish never happend. Do you remember how old you were when as a child bad economic times affected you and your parents? If you are a parent now and your children have noticed changes what do you say to them? This is no doubt a really bad recession, but is it better that it happened to us, rather than happen later when your children have become parents themselves. What lessons do we teach, and how do we teach those lessons without causing too much stress.

At one point, many of us can recount how we grew up in hard times. I just accepted not having much as a way of life when I was growing up. Of course, these day’s kids have had exposure to a lot cooler toys and gadgets, and let's not forget, fast food. Maybe the impact for some is greater now than it ever was for some of us at the same age. This is really a tough weblog for me because I suppose I care too much about how others in society have been affected. The best I can do right now is to answer the questions as they come from my children, adding a little mix of my memories and experiences, and then asking them what they think and how they feel. No Freud or Dr. Spock or even Dr. Phil here, just plain fly-by-the-britches parenting and a lot of Love. Got an idea? Feel free to click the Talk Back link and post your comments.

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By the Seat of my Pants.