tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6315851262843522940.post1326302987428418925..comments2024-03-28T22:03:06.328-04:00Comments on Live and Learn-Toss and Turn: I Don't UnderstandLive and Learnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13493777474885053903noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6315851262843522940.post-56888257338371913342022-08-26T15:58:15.492-04:002022-08-26T15:58:15.492-04:00The kids at the cooking class seem a little older....The kids at the cooking class seem a little older. Old enough they should have been gently told that they were interrupting the class and to stop. The toddler had no idea or ability to understand the situation around her. It was entirely up to her mother to take care of her.Live and Learnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13493777474885053903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6315851262843522940.post-16818194551468352902022-08-25T19:26:00.270-04:002022-08-25T19:26:00.270-04:00Yes. I agree with you both. I went to a cooking cl...Yes. I agree with you both. I went to a cooking class with a couple of friends and there were a group of women that came that thought they were so cute. They kept interrupting the chef and kept asking him stupid questions and giggling at their own cleverness. But you can clearly see the chef and the rest of the class was not amused. Janet Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12137786678541478369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6315851262843522940.post-76172755309681467502022-08-15T02:12:22.127-04:002022-08-15T02:12:22.127-04:00Oh, thank you, June. I went to my reading list an...Oh, thank you, June. I went to my reading list and added your blog to it! I hope that will work! :)Blesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369267622517848850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6315851262843522940.post-41238827207416376852022-08-14T22:06:53.304-04:002022-08-14T22:06:53.304-04:00Blogger stopped email notifications during the pas...Blogger stopped email notifications during the past year. The only way to get notifications is through the Manage button on the Reading List in Blogger. I figured this out for someone else. It works fine if you have an blog with blogger, but if you don't there is no easy way to follow someone now. I have no idea why they changed things, but it makes it more complicated for the user.Live and Learnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13493777474885053903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6315851262843522940.post-86368236632178238392022-08-14T17:57:55.447-04:002022-08-14T17:57:55.447-04:00Sorry I'm late commenting, but, I no longer re...Sorry I'm late commenting, but, I no longer receive notifications to your posts (this seems to be happening with a couple of other blogs I follow, too!). <br />Anyway, I'm sorry to read about how one parent's lack of parenting skills with a tired child seems to have spoiled the whole presentation. :(Blesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369267622517848850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6315851262843522940.post-48524068773723795712022-08-11T08:25:36.903-04:002022-08-11T08:25:36.903-04:00You may not know it from my complaining in this po...You may not know it from my complaining in this post, but I am usually understanding with misbehaving kids because my kids were were not ones to sit quietly, so they took a lot of management. In fact, when I saw the enthusiastic kids, who were a little more active than they should have been in the program, that made me smile because it made me think of Wally and Theo. <br /><br />Maybe this was a learning lesson for the mom and she will be better prepared for the next situation.Live and Learnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13493777474885053903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6315851262843522940.post-88570162547248503022022-08-11T08:14:51.564-04:002022-08-11T08:14:51.564-04:00I guess that's what bothered me the most was t...I guess that's what bothered me the most was that they were ruining it for everyone else.Live and Learnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13493777474885053903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6315851262843522940.post-43105195223933098942022-08-11T08:14:00.139-04:002022-08-11T08:14:00.139-04:00There are probably many reasons that parents don&#...There are probably many reasons that parents don't act like parents, just like there are many reasons that people aren't responsible with their pets. You certainly know about that.<br />Live and Learnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13493777474885053903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6315851262843522940.post-62558471842923495002022-08-11T07:46:43.014-04:002022-08-11T07:46:43.014-04:00My first thought was entitlement. A lot of people...My first thought was entitlement. A lot of people seem to have the idea that the rules don't apply to them and that they apply even less to their kids. <br /><br />I would have been very annoyed and frustrated, too. It really annoys me when one or two people manage to ruin an experience for so many people. Danielle L Zecherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01492742250595537348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6315851262843522940.post-25622838669152954322022-08-11T00:40:41.224-04:002022-08-11T00:40:41.224-04:00I've seen this sort of thing happen quite a lo...I've seen this sort of thing happen quite a lot. I have no idea why parents don't act like parents in circumstances such as that one. Strayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124298302997708537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6315851262843522940.post-41556353457746785082022-08-10T22:35:23.817-04:002022-08-10T22:35:23.817-04:00Managing kids can be hard, so I try to look beyond...Managing kids can be hard, so I try to look beyond my immediate reaction of irritation and remind myself that maybe the parent is having a tough day. Your situation, though, sounds more like a lack of awareness on the mother's part. When my kids were little, I was trying to make my own life more manageable by keeping my kids occupied. If they were content, then I was less likely to be stressed out. Self preservation, I guess! I kept a tote bag of only-when-we-are-out activities for my kids, which was a lifesaver. Those Crayola markers that will only work on the special Crayola paper (Color Wonder)? Perfect! The novelty of only using them on rare occasions made many a doctor's office visit tolerable. :)Krisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6315851262843522940.post-40443106455888862622022-08-10T17:53:00.709-04:002022-08-10T17:53:00.709-04:00You obviously have thought about this subject befo...You obviously have thought about this subject before and made some very good points. In this situation, I didn't see anything to distract the toddler like a toy or snack or even some kind of screen. The program was at a library, so books were readily available if she had forgotten something. But your bottom line of how many have forgotten or never learned how to manage tedium may be the most important point. If you don't know how to handle your own idle time, how can you know how to help children manage theirs.Live and Learnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13493777474885053903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6315851262843522940.post-24556145974781557502022-08-10T12:53:08.591-04:002022-08-10T12:53:08.591-04:00The presenter was experienced with groups of kids ...The presenter was experienced with groups of kids and was very good with crowd control. She told the girl and her mother a couple of times that they needed to sit down a couple, but then went on and ignored them. However, body language said she was annoyed. The adults in the audience were definitely annoyed. Lots of looks and whispers.Live and Learnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13493777474885053903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6315851262843522940.post-43796011945330112092022-08-10T12:20:21.378-04:002022-08-10T12:20:21.378-04:00Ha. I'm right there with you on this one. Cou...Ha. I'm right there with you on this one. Could be entitlement, although I skew towards clueless parents. It hasn't been all that long since I had young children so I feel like I can say that without the "back in my day .... " tone. I've seen many, many examples of parents who push their kids past their limits (they are tired or hungry or both), parents who don't consider the child's age and maturity level with different activities, and parents who don't bring along quiet distractions when they know that their kids will have to sit quietly for a period of time (at church or a doctor's office, for example). In my experience, parents of special-needs kids are more in tune with these issues and take steps to help manage the behaviors (except perhaps for kids who can't handle an overstimulating environment). I feel like this problem will only get worse with our smartphone mindset--adults now turn to their phones during boring moments and aren't using internal controls to manage their external behavior (I think of it as the adult version of a pacifier), so how can kids be expected to manage tedium if the adults in their lives can't? <br /><br />Why yes, I could go off on a very long rant about this, but I'll end now. :)<br /><br />We had a box turtle find its way to our back yard a few years ago and we got all geeky and learned about the eye color thing. My kids still speak fondly of that time. Krisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6315851262843522940.post-19217528533301366622022-08-10T07:30:34.126-04:002022-08-10T07:30:34.126-04:00I hadn't considered entitlement. There are a l...I hadn't considered entitlement. There are a lot of examples of that today. The little girl was too young to say whether or not she was on the autism spectrum (except she wasn't on the severe end). There was not a problem with the child, it was the parent who disturbing everyone else when there were obviously better ways to deal with the situation. This wasn't like where a kid has a tantrum in the grocery store and the parent keeps shopping just so they can get what they need. It was just a case of the parent being inconsiderate, in my opinion.Live and Learnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13493777474885053903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6315851262843522940.post-50106313789574955542022-08-10T00:34:39.326-04:002022-08-10T00:34:39.326-04:00Maybe a sense of entitlement? That seems to be the...Maybe a sense of entitlement? That seems to be the reason for a lot of behaviors these days. Think the little one was on the autistic spectrum? These days I tend to give more grace in situations than I would have in the past so not sure how I would have felt if I was in that situation. Was the presenter annoyed by it all?<br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.com