My friend, the photographer Gary, came to the restaurant for a chicken stew with white rice, sarsa, ground rocotito and, to drink, ice-cold passion fruit juice. “María, the Christmas holidays are over and New Year and now we have the boys every day at home. And how are the paradoxes, currently we are the parents who order them to go out to play with their friends and stop spending hours of hours hypnotized by online games or social networks.
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Before, when I was a child, my mom had to go look for me with a whip because I spent the day playing ball, tag, hide and seek or lingo, forgetting to eat or do homework. But let’s not forget that at this time the streets are very dangerous.
The other time a neighbor told me that her nephews, who live in saint anitaThey don’t want to leave their house anymore because they have been robbed three times when they were playing soccer on the sports ground in their neighborhood. He says that racketeers in a motorcycle taxi arrived and stole their shoes, cell phones, and even the ball they were playing with. The last time, when they found nothing of value, they were beaten ‘by misios’.
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The other thing is that they are kidnapped, run over by ‘crazy drivers’ or fall under the clutches of drugs, because parents are not close to them. That’s why we neighbors have to organize ourselves to keep an eye on them. A lot of moms these days do that. They coordinate with other mommies and go to the park ‘on spot’ to see how their children play and pay attention to what might happen.
Nothing with my childhood days when we spent hours in the street or explored the hills or the beach and returned as if nothing had happened.
Now leaving home is like an extreme sport. In my case, I have put my children in useful holidayssuch as swimming, soccer and taekwondo. So I keep them busy all day and they are not on the cell phone or tablet. Mommy, daddy, here are some tips for your children:
- Let them choose the vacation activity they like. They will make better use of it.
- If you want to go to the beach or somewhere else, get together with other parents and go as a group.
- Get to know your child’s friends. Invite them over, talk to them, find out what they think and what kind of people they are. Find out if your friendship is worth it. And she also knows his parents.
- Track the web pages they consume. Now there are applications to know the activities of your children on the cell phone or the computer.
- Be aware of changes in your child’s behavior. You may be bullied or pressured to do something wrong.
- Show him attention, watch movies with him, play soccer or go for a walk with him to talk. Good advices. I’m leaving, take care.
