Living My Dream » Parenting http://dimbu.com Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:03:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Family Stories http://dimbu.com/2009/04/family-stories.html http://dimbu.com/2009/04/family-stories.html#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2009 06:39:16 +0000 admin http://www.cherishallmemories.com/?p=1468 In her book The Shelter of Each Other that I read, Mary Pipher gives advice on rebuilding troubled families. She explores how today’s children sometimes overuse TV and video games to the exclusion of informal instruction received from extended family.

She gives an example of a family reunion where the youngsters are given a video to watch in the back room so the adults can talk undisturbed. Dr. Pipher believes this diversion actually deprives kids. Children need to mix with the older generation so they can hear stories of aunts, uncles, grandparents, and parents. This helps them learn from those who have gone before them.

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