Yesterday, and I got an email to help with a survey on parenting...and after reading it again today...it also works for a post...so here it is.Think back to when you were a child (school age) andanswer the following questions.
You can skip the firstone.
1. How old are you? Are you a boy or girl?
33 boy(although I think male is more appropriate)
2. Number these items with a number 1, 2, or 3. Thenumber 1 means it is really important to you, thenumber 2 means it is sort of important, the number 3means it is not important at all to you. There are noright or wrong answers.
_3___ Watching TV
_1___ My parentsand family
_2___ Using the computer
_1___ My friends
_1___ Telling the truth
_3___ Video games
_2___ Money
_1___ Schooland learning
_1___ Reading books
_2___ My health
_3___ Junk food
_2___ Music
3. What was your favorite thing to do as a kid?
pretend to be anybody but me
Why?
cuz that's what i did for fun. pretend to be stronger faster braver smarter, because those were the things that all kids want to be
4. Who was your favorite person, TV character, singer,band, or cartoon character? How come?
fave person-MOM cuz that's all I had
TV Character-Superman cuz I thought it would be so cool to fly away
singer-Donny Osmond cuz he was just cool
band-?? as a kid I really didn't listen to music, well not until I was almost 13
cartoon character-Aquaman cuz he was a king, he could swim, and talk to fishes
5. Did you normally eat dinner with your family?
NO
6. Was the TV on while you were eating dinner? Did youeat in front of the TV or at the dinner table?
YES tv was on and the DINNER TABLE was IN FRONT OF THE TV
7. Did your family play games or watch moviestogether?
NO
8. Did you go to church or Sunday school?
Yes but only because I had to go to church thru school, but no to sunday services
Think back to when you were a kid and answer these questions. If you weren't raised by your parents please specify who raised you.
1 What is your gender, age?
male 33
2 Did you respect your parents?
YES
3 How were you diciplined?
corpral punishment/time outs (except back than we called it sitting in a corner)
Did it work?
only till I got old enough to take the spankings and the corner treatment better
4 Did you have family activities? What were they?
no and N/A
5 Do you think being a parent is easier today than itwas 20 years ago?
NO
Why?
The resposnibilities and "threats" have changed. Before when diciplining a child was the act of a parent and the community, now is cause for mental and physical anguish. 20 years ago the community watched out for kids who were out running errands, where now most children are the victims of "oh look at that poor kid, WHERE are their parents?" 20 years ago children and parents took responsibility for their actions, where nowadays, its ADD, peer pressure, running with the wrong crowd, the fault of music, the fault of working parents not being home, the fault of video games/tv/movies/celebrities, it's a chemical imbalance, the parents don't give enough structure, they give too much structure, the schools/teachers don't care enough/too much, "stay out of it, we'll raise our child we don't need you telling us how", we were never told we could/couldn't do that. Back thanrespect for everyone was ingrained because that's what was acceptable behavior. We as kids didn't have any rights. We were allowed to be kids, and as kids we were all part of a dictatorship. "Because I said so" was a completely acceptable and final answer. "Because I'm the parent" ended all arguments. "Wait till your father/mother gets home" or a very "STERN LOOK" was all you needed to get your act together.
6 How often did you complain that you were bored?
ALL THE TIME but that doesn't mean I was
7 How many hours did you watch TV and/or use thecomputer?
when I was a kid...3-4 hours a night more on weekends and vacations from school
8 Did you do your best at school work or were you lazy?
LAZY!!!!
9 What has changed since you were a young child?
EVERYTHING
10 Would you rather grow up in today's world or areyou happy you grew up when you did?
When I did
Would you do anything differently?
nope...what I went through made me what I am today...for better or for worse
I didn't qualify for the next set of questions so I just deleted it from my response, enjoy and I hope this helps
(ps when you said kid/child I took that meant before being a teenager so all my answers are from the earliest I can remember to about 12ish years old, I hope that's what you meant, if not, then resend the questions)
Jose
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