Comments on: Kid Nation, Child Welfare Temporarily Aside, Might Make Decent Programming for (Older) Kids http://outside-the-toybox.com/kid-nation-child-welfare-temporarily-aside-might-make-decent-programming-for-older-kids/2007/09/19/ Anyone else find childhood a little stifling these days? Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:27:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Blogging Adventure. « Vdroser’s Blog http://outside-the-toybox.com/kid-nation-child-welfare-temporarily-aside-might-make-decent-programming-for-older-kids/2007/09/19/#comment-1408 Blogging Adventure. « Vdroser’s Blog Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:09:36 +0000 http://outside-the-toybox.com/kid-nation-child-welfare-temporarily-aside-might-make-decent-programming-for-older-kids/2007/09/19/#comment-1408 [...] Reality TV/Kid Nation The content was incredibly objective. I would have thought that the blogger would have bashed the [...] [...] Reality TV/Kid Nation The content was incredibly objective. I would have thought that the blogger would have bashed the [...]

]]> By: dh http://outside-the-toybox.com/kid-nation-child-welfare-temporarily-aside-might-make-decent-programming-for-older-kids/2007/09/19/#comment-36 dh Thu, 20 Sep 2007 17:03:07 +0000 http://outside-the-toybox.com/kid-nation-child-welfare-temporarily-aside-might-make-decent-programming-for-older-kids/2007/09/19/#comment-36 I suppose it would make for boring tv if the producers didn't gin up some conflict and confrontation with elements like the $20K prizes. I'd be more interested to see what happens if the kids were just left to their own devices to organize themselves and survive...but then who would tune in to see a bunch of kids working together in harmony? I suppose it would make for boring tv if the producers didn’t gin up some conflict and confrontation with elements like the $20K prizes. I’d be more interested to see what happens if the kids were just left to their own devices to organize themselves and survive…but then who would tune in to see a bunch of kids working together in harmony?

]]> By: Academama http://outside-the-toybox.com/kid-nation-child-welfare-temporarily-aside-might-make-decent-programming-for-older-kids/2007/09/19/#comment-35 Academama Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:44:42 +0000 http://outside-the-toybox.com/kid-nation-child-welfare-temporarily-aside-might-make-decent-programming-for-older-kids/2007/09/19/#comment-35 This is good to hear...I was leery after hearing all the recent press. H is often very idealistic and naive in her thinking about social relationships, fairness, and the "way the world works," so this might be a good way to help her understand both the "ideal" or what we (our family) can strive for and what some of the reality is. My only concern is her seeing the crying kids. She's super sensitive. She saw Jenny McCarthy's appearance on Oprah the other night, in which McCarthy described her autistic son's seizures, and H started crying, telling me "This really freaks me out and makes me sad. Can we please turn the channel?" Despite my efforts to explain that learning about the difficulties other people face (physical, mental, social, or otherwise) helps us understand, respect, and respond to differences between people, she had seen enough. I'll watch this with her and see what she thinks! This is good to hear…I was leery after hearing all the recent press. H is often very idealistic and naive in her thinking about social relationships, fairness, and the “way the world works,” so this might be a good way to help her understand both the “ideal” or what we (our family) can strive for and what some of the reality is. My only concern is her seeing the crying kids. She’s super sensitive. She saw Jenny McCarthy’s appearance on Oprah the other night, in which McCarthy described her autistic son’s seizures, and H started crying, telling me “This really freaks me out and makes me sad. Can we please turn the channel?” Despite my efforts to explain that learning about the difficulties other people face (physical, mental, social, or otherwise) helps us understand, respect, and respond to differences between people, she had seen enough.

I’ll watch this with her and see what she thinks!

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