Originally Posted By Lisann22 And there's no draft which would cause a lot of stress for teenagers & their parents in the past.
Originally Posted By LadyKluck Most of my opinions on this topic have already been stated by others, especially the discussion about kids having no creativity, imagination, etc. like we did when we were kids. I encourage my kids to pretend & Bug is a MASTER at it at 4! LOL! They both love to draw & color & make up stories. I've had teachers tell me that my kids (at 3 & 4) are more advanced than kids in their classes & it really makes me sad that parents really spend no quality learning time with their kids. Or any time at all that doesn't involve the TV for that matter!
Originally Posted By Ursula I find that I can get kids to come out of their shells by simply playing with them. Maybe someone isn't telling them they CAN play?
