Comments on: Wholesomeness transcends cultural boundaries

By: adrian

adrian — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 11:27:58 +0000

Oh, I’m really late commenting on my own blog post here, but I just noticed something that WayBeyondSoccerMom said…

“Their one week each year among other children being raised in a similar fashion is a terrific way for them to know they aren’t alone”

This sounds like adult words put into children’s mouths. When I was a kid, I don’t remember questioning, wondering about, worrying about or evening CARING about what the “fashion” in which my playmates were being raised. Kids are remarkably unquestioning about that sort of stuff… play the games by the rules, don’t be a dick and you’ll fit right in. Like DHM says, this is a way for parents to feel less guilty about wanting “me time” during the summer.

By: DHM

DHM — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:00:28 +0000

They’re not for the children, they’re to enable parents to have a holiday from the children.

Wholesome activities are added to the childcare role in order to mitigate parental guilt.

By: WayBeyondSoccerMom

WayBeyondSoccerMom — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:23:51 +0000

It’s not about the parents; it’s about the kids. My children are attending their 3rd Camp Quest in the US. Their one week each year among other children being raised in a similar fashion is a terrific way for them to know they aren’t alone, and gives them a chance to voice their ideas and thoughts, without their parents interjecting. And, personally, getting my son outdoors for a week is a lot better than watching him play on his Wii for hours on end (boy, does that read like a euphemism!).

By: Atheismus macht frei « Hundreds and Thousands (on the trifle of life)

Atheismus macht frei « Hundreds and Thousands (on the trifle of life) — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:59:43 +0000

[...] only caught the tail-end of a news story about this on the radio this morning but the excellent Spaghetti Factory blog filled in the gaps for me (and also raised some interesting pointers on how to really fuck up a child’s summer [...]