Parenting

Two posts in one day - who knew!!  


I have just returned from a talk at Fruit's school where Nikki Bush (http://www.brightideasoutfit.com/) spoke on how to parent amid the clutter and choas. 


What an enlightening talk. I am pasting below a portion of the book cover: 


 “Stop the world, I want to get off!” is the regular refrain of time-pressured parents today. “Give me an experience and I’ll promise you a relationship,” is the mantra of their children. The world has changed. The future has changed. Childhood is changing. Raising children has never been more challenging – or potentially rewarding.

It is increasingly obvious that the world into which our young children will enter as adults, somewhere between 2020 and 2030, will be nothing like the world their parents grew up in, or even the world we currently inhabit. We need a better understanding of the world of the future in order to prepare our children in a relevant way and to ‘future-proof’ them. Future-proof your Child is a very different kind of parenting book. While it contains many useful practical hints and tips, it also focuses on the context for parenting and child development today. It convinces 21st-century parents of the essential need to change their approach to parenting future generations. This book will assist you to create a framework for your parenting experience as you embark on the highly personal adventure of raising children who will thrive in the future. It is relevant, accessible, practical and inspirational. It will take you back in time and forward into the future to help you make the best choices for your children now!

Future-proof your Child highlights the critical importance of making choices, having conversations, and consciously connecting with tomorrow’s children today.

We focused on the areas of where we can protect our children with regards to the amount of Screen time they get.  They are bombarded with images and brands as they are targeted by the Marketing companies to get us to spend our money (on things we don't really need) to achieve the marketed lifestyle. It goes on about how tv, dvds, internet, games etc can effect your child and how you as the parent can be the door to keep your child protected.  She is not saying NO TV or PC but moderation and limit what they watch as it will effect them in one way or the other but they do  need it, as it is the way the world is going and your child will be left behind.   We need to look at Clutter in their lives in a new way.

I have bought the book and am looking very forward to reading it.  I feel I only have one chance to  get this Parenting role right and am afraid there is no clean slate to start over again.  I take this role more seriously than I have taken anything else.  I hope you see it the same