So, I really don't like 'character' items...tshirts, cups, hats, plates...you name it I just don't see the point. Rich has gotten used to me saying 'It was a cute outfit, then I spotted the stupid Pooh' It is true, Winnie the Pooh takes the brunt of my dislike, for which I cannot explain. But then again I was not raised with videos, movies, or much television.
Where is this all going you say! Observing how much toddlers are dependent on their 'characters' as friends. EVERY THING has to be about Pooh, Dora, Barbie, Spiderman, Cars...you get the point. What happened to imagination? More and more I see kiddos reliant on entertainment from their tv friends, refusing sippies that don't have the 'right' character, coloring books must be a certain cartoon.
Seriously, there are tantrums happening over these things and parents are giving in. What happened to being the adult and kids learning about disappointment. Or have we just become a nation so 'tired' from the stresses that we give in.
So I have declared war on this dependence and am trying to instill an imagination in Nora. She's only allowed 1 hr of tv per day, although there a couple days a week when that 's a little more. We color, play with blocks, do playdough, and soon I'll introduce paint!
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Yes, Will determined that all clownfish were Nemo long before he had any idea what Nemo was. We avoid Bob the Builder and Thomas the Tankengine primarily because I can't stand to watch them with Will. Yet, he knows the songs. Losing battle?
Hooray! A Commment!
Glad you've decided to follow Angela, since I dropped my other blog 3 years ago...
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