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Comment on I Homeschool, and I am an Addict by Dorothy

Dorothy — Wed, 14 May 2008 01:09:53 +0000

Just found your site. It’s great - thanks. By the way, I’ve got 2 kids with library cards and myself. We easily check out our max (35 each) most of the time. I finally got a plastic pull cart at an office supply store to move all my books in. Funny thing, 6 months after I start pulling this cart around, I start noticing 3 other people visiting the library also got one. Thanks again for your site.

Comment on I Homeschool, and I am an Addict by Jean

Jean — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:38:06 +0000

I have 5 library cards (one for each of us), and we’ve been known to have to put a few back because we went over the limit. I smil and tell the librarian, “It’s better to max out my library card than max out my credit cards!”
Do book addicts become homeschoolers, or do homeschoolers become book addicts??

Comment on I Homeschool, and I am an Addict by Ann

Ann — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:29:04 +0000

Hey there. You made the homeschool buzz! Congrats. http://homeschoolbuzz.com/

Don’t feel bad. I currently have 40 at Longmont and probably at least 35 from Boulder. But NONE of them smell new. Enjoy the new smell while it lasts and abuse it all you can.

Oh, and let me know if you see the 3rd of the Magician Trilogy on cd in Erie. We’ve listened to the first two, but I’m not up to actually reading the third aloud.

Ann

Comment on I Homeschool, and I am an Addict by Jen

Jen — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:11:45 +0000

Our library’s limit is 50. I usually have 50 at any given time. And now my 3-year-old just got her own card. So last week we had about 65!! I use tote bags to transport the books and have even been known to wheel a bag full of books into the library in a stroller! I would go broke having to buy all the books my daughter and I read.

Comment on Maybe I should Re-evaluate? by Tiffany Fantine

Tiffany Fantine — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:24:30 +0000

In general violence in gaming and tv watching effects boys behavior more than girls. Funny, but true. I personally am careful of video games, but the issue may be she is tired. My daughter reacts similarly whenever I let her play on the computer for more than about a 1/2 hour at the time. The computer games are instructional, but have the same result. I think they just get tired or overstimulated and then have a tough time coming back to reality. I do not, however, have this issue when she plays Dance Dance Revolution. Maybe the physical stimulation helps. Good luck!

Comment on Worst. Present. Ever. by elizabeth p

elizabeth p — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 02:34:52 +0000

We have a son, Simon who was really pestering us to allow him to use the computer. We told him that when he was able to read and write he could learn about the computer and play some educational games. So at 3yrs old, he taught himself to read and write. When we followed through and allowed game play, and I mean Really tame “learning games”, his behavior throughout that whole day, and sometimes the next, was awful. We still allow very small doses, very occasionally. He is 5 now and we don’t watch TV. The only TV Simon has ever seen has been PBS at my mom’s. He is not well “versed” in the pace and style of modern movies, and when we have taken him to a movie in the theater the same surly behavior that he exhibits after computer game play comes out. We have not had the same response after video rentals, but this is probably due to the fact that they are movies primarily from the 80’s or older, and the content is much more tame and less in-your-face. I have talked to other parents who have had similar experiences. Makes one wonder what a steady dose of the stuff does…

Comment on Fun Tapir Fact Learned at the Denver Zoo by Tammy

Tammy — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:34:12 +0000

I’m glad you were all able to get out and enjoy the warm-ish weather because I don’t think it will last long.

That tapir sounds a little scary. I’ll try to remember that special talent they have and stand *way* back from them when visiting the zoo.

Comment on Worst. Present. Ever. by Loralee

Loralee — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:55:10 +0000

ooooh, yes! My kids each have their own DS lite, plus we got a Wii for Christmas. They pretty much had free reign with the video games during Christmas break. When we tried to go back to our old routine, which has video only on weekends, there wasn’t as much the grouchiness, but lethargy. I have never heard so many complaints of “I’m bored!” and “There is nothing to do!’ (something that is NEVER heard here normally). I said, “So, it has come to this has it?….looks like we require a video game detox program”. It is really like weaning the kids off a drug. Now that we have finished our first “back-to-school” week (with no video games), things are *almost* back to normal.

Comment on Maybe I should Re-evaluate? by Dawn

Dawn — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 11:41:02 +0000

I think you should look into it further. Here’s one link that questions some of the studies - http://blog.wired.com/games/2007/02/expert_debunks_.html