Unspoiled Kids

I liked the review I read of the book pictured here, not for the review but the premise of the book. The book makes the following great observation which many of us Gen X parents suspect but are too afraid to live by: OUR KIDS DON’T NEED MORE STUFF!!!!!

It’s not anti-toys or anti-presents (and the author’s not either, because I’ve read her cloumn in an Aussie newspaper here in Melbourne). But it does say that kids get more out of toys that make them think, interact with other people and develop their fine- and gross-motor skills than they do out of another game for the DS or xbox.

Thank the Lord I bought my 13 year old a bass guitar this year and paid for lessons. It’s his default away from the xbox.

How do you feel about the pressure to buy? Do kids have too much, or maybe too much of one thing to the detriment of other pursuits in their lives?

What’s On Wednesday?

Happy … Wednesday. Er…

Anyway. I’ve got three posts today that I highly recommend.

First of all, the second Carnival of War is under way at Great Circle. This is where guest writers write a piece about how they won (or are winning) some battle in their life.

Today’s article is very practical for those of us who keep saying we’ll cut back on the junk food and snacks:How I won the war on cake and other afternoon cravings

Monday’s post was a hilarious record of one dad’s struggle to get the second baby to sleep. Ring a bell? Worth reading How Caffeine Addicted Seagulls Saved My Sanity and Lulled My Son to Sleep.

And of course don’t forget Wednesday’s What’s Worse (below on the page). I’d love to hear your opinion on this one…

Thanks for visiting!