tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20510360.post5031283392844171112..comments2016-12-14T03:28:10.321-06:00Comments on mango bounce: it slices, it dices...Kristyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01212069033719667079noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20510360.post-24090487214279024892008-07-26T23:19:00.000-05:002008-07-26T23:19:00.000-05:00that's a good question, eliza. i know i won't be ...that's a good question, eliza. i know i won't be able to raise her in a little bubble (nor would that necessarily be desirable), but for now enough of her experiences filter through me that it works for the moment. also, it helps immensely that most of my mama friends are like-minded and her preschool is basically media-free (waldorf inspired), so she's not getting much of this stuff from friends -- in fact, if anything, she's probably the "bad influence" on her friends! <BR/><BR/>i guess moving forward, i'll just do what i can to talk to her about media and advertising, and how they're trying to trick you and make you want to buy what they're selling, but that she is smart and can make savvy choices. (kids love outsmarting adults, right? maybe that will be motivation... like those "truth out" anti-smoking ads?)<BR/><BR/>for now though, we're at an easier age. someone asked me how i avoid her asking to go to mcdonalds. that's easy, she's never heard of it. we've never been, friends have never mentioned it, and she hasn't seen ads for it. for now. :)Kristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01212069033719667079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20510360.post-33248505662304198402008-07-19T09:32:00.000-05:002008-07-19T09:32:00.000-05:00I like your parenting style! But how do you do it?...I like your parenting style! But how do you do it? How do you keep those things away from her, other than fast forwarding through the ads? It seems really hard in this day and age.Elizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01378846842244475778noreply@blogger.com