Comments on Raising Three Thinkers: Grocery Store Lesson

Thanks Mo. You always make me feel better :) Ste...

2010-03-13T11:52:40.739-05:00

Thanks Mo. You always make me feel better :)

Stephanie- I know he's just being a boy. I just wish other people knew that too.

Wow! What a shopping trip. I think it is nature ...

2010-03-13T08:56:22.701-05:00

Wow! What a shopping trip.

I think it is nature that makes boys more violent than girls. Evolutionarily speaking, they are the protectors, so like another poster said, they will make a weapon out of anything.

Our daughter Aly really likes weapons. I think it is more nurture in her case...We do have a bunch of swords :|

2010-03-10T17:57:28.277-05:00

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I have a friend, the wife of a UUA minister, who c...

2010-03-08T20:36:09.518-05:00

I have a friend, the wife of a UUA minister, who carefully avoided all toy weapons and war-like play around her boys. They never watched TV, and rarely saw movies, all of which were carefully screened by these peace-loving parents. And, the first time each of their three boys found a random stick in the yard, it was immediately turned into a weapon of some sort. I used to think we could control our children's thoughts and impulses (before I had children), and now I understand that there is no (nor should there be) control over their internal worlds. And, coming up against this reality in public is always the hardest for moms :) - Mo

Thanks :) I'm not sure if war play is natu...

2010-03-08T10:46:22.749-05:00

Thanks :)

I'm not sure if war play is natural to boys or not. Before he was into robots and Star Wars, he was play fighting. Where did those urges come from if not in his own nature? And if it is just part of being a boy, how much can we really influence out of them? It's definitely one of the hardest parts of raising a boy.

Thank you for sharing this. Yes, there is SOMETHIN...

2010-03-06T08:19:46.820-05:00

Thank you for sharing this. Yes, there is SOMETHING about boys and weapons and as a mom i HATE it. We don't allow them at home, but his uncles and friends and grandpa are armed to the teeth and he loves it. But what;s funny is, when other boys point a gun (finger, stick, nerf or what have you) at him he FREAKS... crying and shaking and scared. I think this issue is, for me, one of the trickiest I have encountered in parenthood so far. Don't be too hard on yourself. :)