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Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Don't go breaking my heart!
I love this. It's been so many years since I saw it, youtube is amazing.
See, I'm not a total anti children's tv crusader!
See, I'm not a total anti children's tv crusader!
Ha, see, I'm not the only crazy lady...
Before I begin, I'm not an anti television crusader. I rather like watching tv, especially Coronation Street & Home and Away...
I do think it's a bit un-necessary for little people though.
I once knew a child who spoke with an American accent. Couldn't work out why this was, neither of his parents appeared to be American, and from what I could gather they'd never been there. His brother & sister had perfectly ordinary kiwi accents. Then another relative said something about him really loving Blue's Clues. And I realised that this five year old kid, who'd never left New Zealand, had exactly the same accent and speech mannerisms as the Blue's Clues guy (Who these days is some kind of an indie recording artist who sometimes makes terrible films). He used American vocabulary & intonation...It was truly bizarre and kind of terrifying.
Where kids tv is concerned I don't mind a bit of sesame street & the muppet show (especially the really old episodes featuring the icons of my youth!), and I'm quite partial to a bit of the Wombles! I think perhaps the difference is that if I put Jarvis in front of the telly there's a strong chance I would be sitting next to him & singing along with Elton John & Miss Piggy (must find that clip...wicked...).
There really is some horrific stuff on television, and I really do think that leaving kids alone to watch violent & hideous cartoons is a terrible mistake...And it's even more of a mistake to let a character on tv become the person who talks to a child the most, as demonstrated by mister blue's clues...Social interaction, people! Playing in the mud, building huts, singing songs!
Edited to add the link to an excellent interview about tv & little people I heard on National Radio this afternoon. Got to love the rnz website. Listen to this!
National Radio interview about TV & Under 2's...
I do think it's a bit un-necessary for little people though.
I once knew a child who spoke with an American accent. Couldn't work out why this was, neither of his parents appeared to be American, and from what I could gather they'd never been there. His brother & sister had perfectly ordinary kiwi accents. Then another relative said something about him really loving Blue's Clues. And I realised that this five year old kid, who'd never left New Zealand, had exactly the same accent and speech mannerisms as the Blue's Clues guy (Who these days is some kind of an indie recording artist who sometimes makes terrible films). He used American vocabulary & intonation...It was truly bizarre and kind of terrifying.
Where kids tv is concerned I don't mind a bit of sesame street & the muppet show (especially the really old episodes featuring the icons of my youth!), and I'm quite partial to a bit of the Wombles! I think perhaps the difference is that if I put Jarvis in front of the telly there's a strong chance I would be sitting next to him & singing along with Elton John & Miss Piggy (must find that clip...wicked...).
There really is some horrific stuff on television, and I really do think that leaving kids alone to watch violent & hideous cartoons is a terrible mistake...And it's even more of a mistake to let a character on tv become the person who talks to a child the most, as demonstrated by mister blue's clues...Social interaction, people! Playing in the mud, building huts, singing songs!
Edited to add the link to an excellent interview about tv & little people I heard on National Radio this afternoon. Got to love the rnz website. Listen to this!
National Radio interview about TV & Under 2's...
Friday, October 9, 2009
Rainbow Chard
Jarvis & I spent yesterday morning playing in the sunshine (as it was sunny, not raining or blowing or anything else hideous). He found a most exciting new toy to chew on, some fabulously crimson rainbow chard from the garden.
His little face was wonderful when he spied it in the garden, every evening Shane takes him wandering around the garden to touch all of the plants, I'm guessing from the reaction that this one must be a favourite. I carried him over to the plant, he grabbed a handful & shoved it into his mouth (it was still firmly attached to the ground), so I did the kind thing & picked it for him.
Such happiness! He waved it around like a fan, scrunched it up to hear what noise it made, explored it to see what happened if he put a finger in one of the holes made by a greedy caterpillar, and finally started chewing on the red stalk with crazy gleaming eyes.
I'm really looking forward to next spring, when he can help me out with the garden. I think he'll be quite the assistant!
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Furballs?
Jarvis really loves his friend BoomBoom the cat. Really loves her. So much he wants to eat her tail. Which he did about three seconds after I took this.
Fortunately she's a very very strange cat who doesn't really care if her fur gets pulled out/ears get tugged on/tail is eaten. She just lies there with this ambivalent expression on her face, purring like a lawnmower. Jarvis on the other hand lights up whenever he sees her. I have a feeling she loves him too, she just doesn't want to spoil her tough cat image...
Jarvis and his conversation with the moon.
At 3.30 this morning Jarvis had a long & involved conversation with the moon. He had woken for a feed at 3, happily been tucked back into his cot, and after lying there for a couple of minutes gazing around the room, started his conversation.
The full moon was on Sunday, so the moon is still nice & big & round, and last night's clear sky meant that around 3.30am the vineyard was completely lit up...and our somewhat dodgy venetian blinds couldn't stop the silver light sneaking into the bedroom.
What on earth could Jarvis & the Moon be discussing at 3.30 in the morning?
The full moon was on Sunday, so the moon is still nice & big & round, and last night's clear sky meant that around 3.30am the vineyard was completely lit up...and our somewhat dodgy venetian blinds couldn't stop the silver light sneaking into the bedroom.
What on earth could Jarvis & the Moon be discussing at 3.30 in the morning?
- Maybe they were discussing the tides, and how a rock in the sky can control so much water
- Maybe he was asking why it's so very hard to sleep when the moon is full?
- Maybe he was getting a bit of first hand knowledge about the moon & how it helps things grow (Hey, the kid lives in the middle of a biodynamic vineyard. It's to be expected!)
- Maybe he was thanking the moon for making everything look so silvery & pretty
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