Comments on: Children, media and parents http://www.withinandwithout.com/2009/11/children-media-and-parents/ Arbitrary Obsessions. Cities. History. Music. Feminism. Maami-isms. Patterns. Halwa. Identities. Free Verse. The Internets. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:58:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: indisch http://www.withinandwithout.com/2009/11/children-media-and-parents/comment-page-1/#comment-20202 indisch Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:53:30 +0000 http://www.withinandwithout.com/?p=2016#comment-20202 If it were my kid I'd probably have said, 'In time you'll get to do that too.' ;-) If it were my kid I’d probably have said, ‘In time you’ll get to do that too.’ ;-)

]]> By: yuva http://www.withinandwithout.com/2009/11/children-media-and-parents/comment-page-1/#comment-20199 yuva Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:34:24 +0000 http://www.withinandwithout.com/?p=2016#comment-20199 as single soul..i will admit i have only opinion not experience... i think interesting take on this subject is home game by micheal lewis (and i subscribe to his view).. i remember one of tina fey's award acceptance speech-- how her parents give too much confident which is far beyond her looks & abilities and well done for that..every parent must do that. so the best way a parent can help to NOT screw up their kids is by changing themselves. but then even with screwed parents, kids can turn up ok if situation supports it. as single soul..i will admit i have only opinion not experience… i think interesting take on this subject is home game by micheal lewis (and i subscribe to his view)..

i remember one of tina fey’s award acceptance speech– how her parents give too much confident which is far beyond her looks & abilities and well done for that..every parent must do that.

so the best way a parent can help to NOT screw up their kids is by changing themselves.

but then even with screwed parents, kids can turn up ok if situation supports it.

]]> By: perplexed http://www.withinandwithout.com/2009/11/children-media-and-parents/comment-page-1/#comment-20198 perplexed Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:58:51 +0000 http://www.withinandwithout.com/?p=2016#comment-20198 waxing for an 8 year old??!!! shheesh! that, I am sure is child abuse!! waxing for an 8 year old??!!! shheesh! that, I am sure is child abuse!!

]]> By: Unmana http://www.withinandwithout.com/2009/11/children-media-and-parents/comment-page-1/#comment-20196 Unmana Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:38:00 +0000 http://www.withinandwithout.com/?p=2016#comment-20196 I would be much more inclined to slap the first parent than the second, though. Call me perverted, but I would probably find a three-year-old saying 'fuck' funny. (I certainly found my two-year old niece singing and dancing along to "Pappu can't dance saala" and only being able to pronounce the right word right hilarious.) But waxing an eight-year-old. That's just cruel. I would be much more inclined to slap the first parent than the second, though. Call me perverted, but I would probably find a three-year-old saying ‘fuck’ funny. (I certainly found my two-year old niece singing and dancing along to “Pappu can’t dance saala” and only being able to pronounce the right word right hilarious.) But waxing an eight-year-old. That’s just cruel.

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