Good on ya, thats a great way to spend a day off. Turn off the videogames and the tv for a fun day in the woods! great stuff.
Exactly what I thought. I want her to grow up as a normal kid, I have no problem with technology and video games. They're great tools and great entertainment. I used to love hitting the arcade on the weekends sometimes...especially once I found myself in the middle of Dallas where woods were hard to find and often "interesting" when found. I wish the internet had been available then, and she has her own computer in her room. I know video games build eye-to-hand coordination, reaction time, and even build self confidence in specific situations, but so do other activities and I refuse to let video games consume her life. We live in a rain forest, so plenty of rainy days for games here. On sunny days I'd much rather take her to the woods with me and learn about the natural environment. Then we go in town to eat and have hot chocolate, or sometimes in the warmer months a picnic in the park with foods brought from home, and interact with actual people, and communicate verbally. I see so many kids these days who have so little social function it's as if they can only communicate via phone or computer. Ask them a few questions and they get that deer-in-the-headlights look going on. Now that she is getting better at her reading, the "treasure hunts" at the library will start soon in order to teach her how to correctly use the card catalog, the dewey decimal system, and how to gather research materials from actual books. I'm looking forward to that.
Sweet
Great when you can go out with the kids
All my Girls are comfortable outside, camping and hiking
Some are more rugged than the others .....
Yep, both of my daughters are comfortable in the woods. I like it that they are tom boys, I don't see that as a bad thing.
That's how my daughter got started in games, and it turned out very well for her
. Yep, I like Ocarina of Time myself. More children should have the interest and respect for the outdoors that your little one has. Mine prefers frozen yogurt as a treat lol.
I want her to have access to all of the modern games and conveniences...I just don't want her to think they are a requirement to live and have fun. I constantly change it up with her, depending on the season and area we are in. In the warmer months it's usually frozen yogurt, ice cream, milk shakes, fruit smoothies, and shaved ice, and in the winter hot chocolate, soups, and bouillon. I randomly take her to new restaurants and have her try new things to build a better understanding of cultural diversity. It started with her first foods, and we have never ordered her food off of the "kiddie" menu, but it's much easier to get them to try new foods after a day of running through the woods, climbing trees, swinging on vines, and balancing on inclined planes. Since she has all this energy, I try to influence it in positive directions. The night of this thread she had Chicken Florentine soup for the first time, and came home all excited telling her mom about the "chicken, spinach, and carrot soup she had for supper, and the almond biscotti and hot chocolate she had as we walked along the river walk looking at the lights of the city.
