tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36175549.post3371767693648907302..comments2023-06-14T07:15:24.868-04:00Comments on A Mother's Smile: Be still and knowCarlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13781904361599530328noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36175549.post-33841795239647121792007-01-26T09:02:00.000-05:002007-01-26T09:02:00.000-05:00I bet it's too late to jump in the controversy but...I bet it's too late to jump in the controversy but what the heck.<br /><br />I think there is certainly a difference between how a child responds to TV/ movies and an adult. I remember as a kid liking any movie I ever saw because it was a movie on a big screen. Now I hardly ever go to the movies because I'm always struck by inadequacies or I am more aware of the ways that the movie is manipulating my emotions. i.e. You watch enough romantic comedies and you think that is love. As an adult, you are equipped to take something like that and compare it to experience and real life, and judge it. As a child, you accept things much more without questioning them.<br /><br />There are plenty of TVs in the world so not having one in your house will not hinder you from enjoying TV viewing from time to time. And there are lots of times when people can have a great experience watching something together. The problem, I think, comes when TV is used simply out of boredom... which I think you'd agree happens 90% of the time. I've certainly experienced this in my own life. You get home, make something to eat, and it's silent because no one else is home. The TV beckons to you... it says, 'Don't be silent, Don't think, just sit back, relax, and watch'.<br /><br />I love something simple that Schindler said my first year that reminded me that he was a real person (I struggled with a lot of this) "I don't have a tv, because you know, if you HAVE one, you'll watch it"earthiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11022185844621299329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36175549.post-89480656881352923292007-01-16T13:41:00.000-05:002007-01-16T13:41:00.000-05:00I think that the controversy would concern the dif...I think that the controversy would concern the difference between the way a child responds to the images that are transmitted by the television as opposed to an adult. I think that I was wrong in saying that if this is true for children then it must be true for adults. It could be true that this sort of stimuli effects children in a way that is negative but not a problem for adults. It still to me seems conter-intuitive to believe that watching tv is just empty stimuli for any age group. I think that an argument can be given for why it's better not to have a tv in the home. I just don't think that the argument presented was very convincing.Chris Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03742194547958781237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36175549.post-80071231865202061832007-01-12T11:20:00.000-05:002007-01-12T11:20:00.000-05:00hey, some controversy, I like it! :) thanks chris!...hey, some controversy, I like it! :) thanks chris! i may have to return to this topic since it's definitely not a closed book in my mind.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13781904361599530328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36175549.post-89701421188952306482007-01-11T12:39:00.000-05:002007-01-11T12:39:00.000-05:00I know that it's not an imperative but rather a st...I know that it's not an imperative but rather a statement. They won't let you edit your own comment, bummer.Chris Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03742194547958781237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36175549.post-38916910458616081562007-01-11T12:31:00.000-05:002007-01-11T12:31:00.000-05:00Not to have a television in the home is, I agree, ...Not to have a television in the home is, I agree, a prudential choice, but is it an oversimplification to say that it's just a tawdry empty stimuli. Forgive me, but I'm going to be a bit Kantian and ask whether or not this imperative can be applied to all human beings in all situations. If this is true for children then it must be true for adults, but I do have some very memorable experiences of sitting around a televeision with friends and enjoying a TV program or a sporting event. In other words these experiences were far from being empty. <br />I would disagree with the person who said a child watching veggie tales is just an empty experience. Not only can they learn an important moral from the video, but this also could create conversation with parents about the moral. <br />With all this said, Carla, I'm glad that I've found your blog. I thought that your comments here were very insightful, and I have a few people in mind who I'd like to read what you've said.<br />Gabriel is so cute and getting so big. I hope that I get the chance to see you guys some time soon.<br />Chris WilsonChris Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03742194547958781237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36175549.post-8897114017496765312007-01-09T20:28:00.000-05:002007-01-09T20:28:00.000-05:00can i comment on my own post? i was resisting the ...can i comment on my own post? i was resisting the temptation to note that nothing is neutral...:)Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13781904361599530328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36175549.post-71433726275989244242007-01-09T14:26:00.000-05:002007-01-09T14:26:00.000-05:00Cain't fool me, you're a Schindler child through a...Cain't fool me, you're a Schindler child through and through ;)earthiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11022185844621299329noreply@blogger.com