Comments on: Stuff My Girls Are Doing These Days http://melissawiley.com/blog/2009/04/27/stuff-my-girls-are-doing-these-days/ Children's Book Author Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:58:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Kelly http://melissawiley.com/blog/2009/04/27/stuff-my-girls-are-doing-these-days/comment-page-1/#comment-13239 Kelly Sat, 02 May 2009 05:03:15 +0000 http://melissawiley.com/?p=4076#comment-13239 I really enjoyed this list. :) My daughter is 14 months, and it's so hard to envision a time when she will be off doing her own thing on occasion so I will be able to do my own thing, y'know? So it's good to be reminded that we'll get there eventually! I really enjoyed this list. :) My daughter is 14 months, and it’s so hard to envision a time when she will be off doing her own thing on occasion so I will be able to do my own thing, y’know? So it’s good to be reminded that we’ll get there eventually!

]]> By: Mimi http://melissawiley.com/blog/2009/04/27/stuff-my-girls-are-doing-these-days/comment-page-1/#comment-13157 Mimi Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:06:27 +0000 http://melissawiley.com/?p=4076#comment-13157 Oh,reading this made me smile. My boys do the same...wii marathons and then they will become the characters in long batches of pretend play. I love how you shared in your comment above about how children may be engrossed in one thing all day, another the next. That confirmed some things that I had been thinking about....in a good way:) Oh,reading this made me smile. My boys do the same…wii marathons and then they will become the characters in long batches of pretend play. I love how you shared in your comment above about how children may be engrossed in one thing all day, another the next. That confirmed some things that I had been thinking about….in a good way:)

]]> By: Yvonne http://melissawiley.com/blog/2009/04/27/stuff-my-girls-are-doing-these-days/comment-page-1/#comment-13152 Yvonne Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:11:17 +0000 http://melissawiley.com/?p=4076#comment-13152 We're in the midst of this struggle too; though our issue is the Boomberang channel included in our new cable package. The children love the old stuff--Pink Panther, Speed Buggy, Richie Rich, etc.--and their parents do too. Very hard to stop watching, esp. the marathons. I think you're right about the ebbs and tides of viewing, non-viewing. I also find (leap on) comfort in seeing my 12 year old crochet or craft while she watches or my 9 year old sort his junk mail. We’re in the midst of this struggle too; though our issue is the Boomberang channel included in our new cable package. The children love the old stuff–Pink Panther, Speed Buggy, Richie Rich, etc.–and their parents do too. Very hard to stop watching, esp. the marathons. I think you’re right about the ebbs and tides of viewing, non-viewing. I also find (leap on) comfort in seeing my 12 year old crochet or craft while she watches or my 9 year old sort his junk mail.

]]> By: Melissa Wiley http://melissawiley.com/blog/2009/04/27/stuff-my-girls-are-doing-these-days/comment-page-1/#comment-13143 Melissa Wiley Thu, 30 Apr 2009 02:58:22 +0000 http://melissawiley.com/?p=4076#comment-13143 Sarah, yes, she has only read the Harper Hall series, which I loved too. :) Hannah, re screen time--with three kids taking turns, balance seems to happen naturally. Bean and Rose like to watch each other play and then they'll go play pretend games based on the computer/Wii games. They make up/act out stories for their Runescape characters, Zelda characters, etc. Wii games tend to draw in the whole family (whoever's home) and that's lots of fun. When a game is new to them (like Runescape, which they started playing not long ago), they spend more time at it, immersing for a while. I'm like that too. And then other interests crowd the screen games to the background. Some days Jane spends hours crocheting and listening to music. Some days she's reading almost all day. Some days it's a Runescape marathon. Kind of like the way toddlers sometimes eat, perhaps---all protein for a day or two, then the next day they want nothing but fruit, and the day after that they keep asking for slices of bread. :) Sarah, yes, she has only read the Harper Hall series, which I loved too. :)

Hannah, re screen time–with three kids taking turns, balance seems to happen naturally. Bean and Rose like to watch each other play and then they’ll go play pretend games based on the computer/Wii games. They make up/act out stories for their Runescape characters, Zelda characters, etc. Wii games tend to draw in the whole family (whoever’s home) and that’s lots of fun. When a game is new to them (like Runescape, which they started playing not long ago), they spend more time at it, immersing for a while. I’m like that too. And then other interests crowd the screen games to the background. Some days Jane spends hours crocheting and listening to music. Some days she’s reading almost all day. Some days it’s a Runescape marathon. Kind of like the way toddlers sometimes eat, perhaps—all protein for a day or two, then the next day they want nothing but fruit, and the day after that they keep asking for slices of bread. :)

]]> By: Hannah http://melissawiley.com/blog/2009/04/27/stuff-my-girls-are-doing-these-days/comment-page-1/#comment-13117 Hannah Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:31:29 +0000 http://melissawiley.com/?p=4076#comment-13117 Melissa, it's neat to see how wide-ranging your girls' interests are, and what great readers they are. Question for you: It looks like they also use the computer/Wii a good deal. How, if at all, do you regulate their screen time? How do you keep it from taking over their day, since those games are so addictive? (We're struggling with this issue, can you tell?) Would love to hear your thoughts. Melissa, it’s neat to see how wide-ranging your girls’ interests are, and what great readers they are.
Question for you: It looks like they also use the computer/Wii a good deal. How, if at all, do you regulate their screen time? How do you keep it from taking over their day, since those games are so addictive? (We’re struggling with this issue, can you tell?) Would love to hear your thoughts.

]]> By: Eileen Smithdeal http://melissawiley.com/blog/2009/04/27/stuff-my-girls-are-doing-these-days/comment-page-1/#comment-13082 Eileen Smithdeal Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:29:23 +0000 http://melissawiley.com/?p=4076#comment-13082 Lissa, In light of our recent conversations, you have absolutely nothing to worry about!!!(Not that you were worried!) Your children are so wonderful-I can just picture them in all of their pursuits throughout the day. Now, if everythig were planned, would they really be doing all these things on their own?(that's supposed to be a rhetorical question :) .) Lissa,
In light of our recent conversations, you have absolutely nothing to worry about!!!(Not that you were worried!) Your children are so wonderful-I can just picture them in all of their pursuits throughout the day. Now, if everythig were planned, would they really be doing all these things on their own?(that’s supposed to be a rhetorical question :) .)

]]> By: Lisa http://melissawiley.com/blog/2009/04/27/stuff-my-girls-are-doing-these-days/comment-page-1/#comment-13075 Lisa Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:02:43 +0000 http://melissawiley.com/?p=4076#comment-13075 Sounds like purposeful, happy, busy kids! What's "piano guild"?? Sounds like purposeful, happy, busy kids! What’s “piano guild”??

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