It Was Not Like That Before!
Hello! Good morning and welcome to Its A Mom Life, happy Friday.
I'm always happy when Friday rolls around, it's the weekend time. Kids don't have to be up for school, movie night and I can have an extra cup of coffee before starting breakfast and morning routines.
However with that said I live in Saskatchewan and it's still winter, for another like 12 days then it's spring (according to the calender)!! With it being cold and snowy out it makes it hard to have the kid's go and do stuff. This is especially with the 2 younger ones being 2 months old and 2 years. Winters get hard when we are stuck in the house for so long. My kids still go out in the winter don't get me wrong however it gets hard. My son is always ready to go out did where as my daughter you have to make her at times. Do you remember no matter what being outside each day? Whether it was just walking to and from school,or meeting up with your friends somewhere? It's different these days!
We live in a small community and so its a little different not as much worries for some of the dangers that are out there these days. I can't imagine what the city life is like for kids these days, I grew up in a city and it was something "back in the day," I can just imagine the scaryness of today's world.
No wonder kids are in the house playing video games all day. As a kid we knew the rules, and for the most part we followed them. Not all of coarse but that was also before parents would find out everything from social media! We did crazy stuff and would get hurt or learn from our friends getting hurt!
However we didn't eat toxic stuff as a challenge because we were board and the internet showed us! We didn't walk into traffic because we were taking a selfie or catching a Pokemon!
Our parents had their rules and that was that you got into trouble and you got grounded. Actually grounded to not how kids are "grounded" now.
I find it can be hard to have the kid's want to go outside, the imagination and determination is not what it used to be! Kids don't just go and play, they need to go and play in a house. If it's that cold hang out at home, build a fort to stay warm, there is just so many distractions of the world that stops kids from being kids!
Us as parents can make it hard also tho, with all the crazy stuff popping up in the world, all you want is to make sure they are safe, keep them under your wing, and help them fly. How can they fly if not taught and then encouraged to try.
Yap days are not what they use to be and we need to find that balance in life. How do you get your kids to play outside in the winter? Do you have problems getting them outside in the summer?
We are always outside in the summer, which i think might make it seem harder in the winter also tho! What do you think, should kids be required to be outside each day, what are the limits of where they can go!
My kids are told not to be on the other side of town( not a big town), however they get told not to pass main street, stay together, don't go to others peoples houses if not telling me! I find these basic rules! What is your thought?
Let me know in the comments down below your thoughts on kids and society rules for 2019?
Things sure have changed these days, how do you find balance in letting them be kids, and not being just well silly?
Let's work together to find balance in getting our kids out there and being kids again! Like this blog let me know if you want more topics like this one.
Don't forget to hit that follow button for up coming blogs.
Till next time happy Friday, have a great weekend, and let's hope for warmer weather so we can all bust out of the houses, and spend time with our families outside, where we should be!!
I'm always happy when Friday rolls around, it's the weekend time. Kids don't have to be up for school, movie night and I can have an extra cup of coffee before starting breakfast and morning routines.
However with that said I live in Saskatchewan and it's still winter, for another like 12 days then it's spring (according to the calender)!! With it being cold and snowy out it makes it hard to have the kid's go and do stuff. This is especially with the 2 younger ones being 2 months old and 2 years. Winters get hard when we are stuck in the house for so long. My kids still go out in the winter don't get me wrong however it gets hard. My son is always ready to go out did where as my daughter you have to make her at times. Do you remember no matter what being outside each day? Whether it was just walking to and from school,or meeting up with your friends somewhere? It's different these days!
We live in a small community and so its a little different not as much worries for some of the dangers that are out there these days. I can't imagine what the city life is like for kids these days, I grew up in a city and it was something "back in the day," I can just imagine the scaryness of today's world.
No wonder kids are in the house playing video games all day. As a kid we knew the rules, and for the most part we followed them. Not all of coarse but that was also before parents would find out everything from social media! We did crazy stuff and would get hurt or learn from our friends getting hurt!
However we didn't eat toxic stuff as a challenge because we were board and the internet showed us! We didn't walk into traffic because we were taking a selfie or catching a Pokemon!
Our parents had their rules and that was that you got into trouble and you got grounded. Actually grounded to not how kids are "grounded" now.
I find it can be hard to have the kid's want to go outside, the imagination and determination is not what it used to be! Kids don't just go and play, they need to go and play in a house. If it's that cold hang out at home, build a fort to stay warm, there is just so many distractions of the world that stops kids from being kids!
Us as parents can make it hard also tho, with all the crazy stuff popping up in the world, all you want is to make sure they are safe, keep them under your wing, and help them fly. How can they fly if not taught and then encouraged to try.
Yap days are not what they use to be and we need to find that balance in life. How do you get your kids to play outside in the winter? Do you have problems getting them outside in the summer?
We are always outside in the summer, which i think might make it seem harder in the winter also tho! What do you think, should kids be required to be outside each day, what are the limits of where they can go!
My kids are told not to be on the other side of town( not a big town), however they get told not to pass main street, stay together, don't go to others peoples houses if not telling me! I find these basic rules! What is your thought?
Let me know in the comments down below your thoughts on kids and society rules for 2019?
Things sure have changed these days, how do you find balance in letting them be kids, and not being just well silly?
Let's work together to find balance in getting our kids out there and being kids again! Like this blog let me know if you want more topics like this one.
Don't forget to hit that follow button for up coming blogs.
Till next time happy Friday, have a great weekend, and let's hope for warmer weather so we can all bust out of the houses, and spend time with our families outside, where we should be!!
I agree 100% that times sure have changed! Us out on the farm, we barely went outside this winter!!🙈 on nice days Mike would take Ashlynn on the sleigh and pull her around in front of the house! And let her play in the snow, but other than that its trying to find crafts, and bake cookies! I know she is getting crazy being in the house all day, but with a 2 month old as well, I don’t want to go outside! But when the weather warms up we are outside everyday! Whether it be in her sandbox or playing at her play house, sidewalk chalk, bubbles! It’s wake up and go outside lol! But we have to be very careful out in the country because of the wildlife! Last summer bear in the yard and wolves in the fall, and tons of coyotes and deer! I would never let Ashlynn outside by herself until she’s much older! I remember growing up in town, it was nice because you lived in a community where there were kids outside right after school til supper! But like you said there were rules we had as well and with my parents running the store uptown we were always around there! But times have changed and we have to adapt and still let kids! Parenting is a hard gig, but one I wouldn’t trade for the world! ❤️😊
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DeleteYes! Winter is hard here, especially when they are still so little. Farm life can hold different concerns then town, I love hearing about the farm life. I agree with not having them outside by them selves with the wildlife. It can be hard to want them outside by themselves just in town! With speeders and lack of people looking out for others! Which can be hard with younger kids. Summer can be easier with the nice weather and the park, but then you worry about them there to. I think as parent we look at it different as we are getting older, we are thinking like "parents" and not as kids. Lol. Parenting is hard and it can be hard to let kids be kids with raising concerns each day. We need to try to teach them and hope they were listening! Thank you for your comment and opinion. I love hearing them, and look forward to more discussions soon! 😁
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