tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193894046294651875.post8858091598132540061..comments2023-11-03T06:18:05.674-07:00Comments on Write Expressions: Techie TeensName: Holly Bownehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01079363337603264641noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193894046294651875.post-12615104577256669662009-10-04T05:12:01.805-07:002009-10-04T05:12:01.805-07:00I like your rules. I have a feeling my oldest (now...I like your rules. I have a feeling my oldest (now almost 4) will be asking for techie stuff much much too soon. His dad (especially) and I are really into all the techie stuff so it's bound to happen. Thanks for the ideas for rules!Lisa Bethhttp://www.hustads.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193894046294651875.post-64669824147417841712009-09-29T18:45:13.036-07:002009-09-29T18:45:13.036-07:00Hi Holly. It is my first time here in your blog an...Hi Holly. It is my first time here in your blog and I am so happy to be here. :)Grace https://www.blogger.com/profile/07530672610912007606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193894046294651875.post-70693383555593688432009-09-29T17:21:40.612-07:002009-09-29T17:21:40.612-07:00Great post! Some of our friends have tweens and t...Great post! Some of our friends have tweens and they are constantly texting and on facebook when we visit. Rules and guidelines regarding computers, video games and cell phones will be a definite must for my boys when they become teenagers.PropellerHeadMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13000434911714926027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193894046294651875.post-55225232471108892522009-09-29T15:55:10.465-07:002009-09-29T15:55:10.465-07:00I think you've taken some very sensible precau...I think you've taken some very sensible precautions. We really limit our children's access to gadgetry (although they're not teens yet) and hope to continue in this vein.Annette Piperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14798167381076660096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193894046294651875.post-31293417780713414582009-09-29T13:28:46.322-07:002009-09-29T13:28:46.322-07:00Hey there 2 Toddlers and Me, don't be concerne...Hey there 2 Toddlers and Me, don't be concerned about the teen years! It does seem a bit scary and overwhelming when you're not "living it" yet, but teens are GREAT! I've enjoyed every phase my kids have gone through, from todderhood to teens. :)Name: Holly Bownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01079363337603264641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193894046294651875.post-83159804287211103572009-09-29T13:17:42.528-07:002009-09-29T13:17:42.528-07:00Ugh, I'm so not looking forward to when my two...Ugh, I'm so not looking forward to when my two become teenagers. I feel a bit afraid already that I won't be able to stay on top of everything, who knows what it's going to be like in ten years.<br /><br />Great attitude though. I think your rules are wonderful and respectable. Hopefully your teens agree and don't give you too difficult a time about it.2Wired2Tiredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08537905575190521235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193894046294651875.post-80227458948830606962009-09-29T09:11:11.917-07:002009-09-29T09:11:11.917-07:00Very interesting post. Our oldest daughter got her...Very interesting post. Our oldest daughter got her cell phone when she was 10. She rarely used it for the first year and has only recently begun to use it more often. She has recently set up a FB page... but so far, she has minimal time on the computer and with her phone. 50% of the time she leaves it somewhere. <br /><br />It's good to have guidelines and structure around such things though, so they don't get out of hand.One with many nameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07893745855343786190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193894046294651875.post-71117865024645068712009-09-26T02:52:14.213-07:002009-09-26T02:52:14.213-07:00Awesome post! I don't think this topic that is...Awesome post! I don't think this topic that is not discussed enough. I totally agree with you, if we don't set the limits as parents, nobody is going to do it for us or for our kids.<br /><br />BTW, thanks for sharing your sweet comment about your son and how quickly they grow up. Isn't that the truth?Theta Momhttp://www.thetamom.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193894046294651875.post-22423963205071842522009-09-25T12:34:53.535-07:002009-09-25T12:34:53.535-07:00I ABSOLUTELY applaud you!! I could not agree more ...I ABSOLUTELY applaud you!! I could not agree more that children need these guidelines established for them, and the ones that you have set in your home sound beyond reasonable. Hubby sometimes thinks that I'm not "lenient" enough by not letting our just-turned-two-year-old to watch a movie every once and again - because of those exact reasons. He gets a movie on the weekends, but only a DVD that we have screened before. We do not turn on the TV (at home, g-parents is a little different LOL!) while he is up, and our one exception to this is if Daddy is watching football, because, well... sports, you know? Very good reasoning, Holly! :)Carahttp://www.myangelskisses.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193894046294651875.post-51999908167238219942009-09-24T22:06:59.749-07:002009-09-24T22:06:59.749-07:00Great post! I have two teens, soon to be three, a...Great post! I have two teens, soon to be three, and they spend so much time texting on their phones, I want to scream. When school started this year, we set up some strict guidelines, but you know what they keep saying to me? Well you blog all the time, why can't we text? Hmm...maybe I should teach by example. :)Susan R. Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09578747592345750650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4193894046294651875.post-39874506302434151112009-09-24T22:04:29.981-07:002009-09-24T22:04:29.981-07:00Right on, Holly. It is so very annoying to be sitt...Right on, Holly. It is so very annoying to be sitting in a restaurant or attending a social event and have the person with or near you (not necessarily a teen or tween) blithely ignoring their companions as they either talk to or text an invisible friend. We need an Emily Post of technology. I'm nominating you!!RuthMomnoreply@blogger.com