Have you ever heard of Gever Tulley?
Check out these short videos and see what you think. Whether or not you agree with his philosophy on letting the young 'uns make discoveries while doing things generally considered "dangerous" these days, I guarantee you'll find it thought-provoking.
Gever Tulley on 5 dangerous things for kids | Video on TED.com
We gave the kids some screwdrivers. The hardest part was not worrying about someone getting an eye poked out, a la A Christmas Story, but figuring out when to step in and when to step back. To be available, but not to hover. Ah, such an apt metaphor for all of parenting.
[There. I did it. Used "cranny" in a sentence without "nook." We might be making history here!]
5 comments:
Ah, fond memories! I've been tearing things apart (and occasionally fixing them) since age two. Just beware of large power capacitors.
I watched a video clip of his just last night!
I just love this post, maybe because I love tinkering myself...I think tinkering is such a great learning "tool". I probably "hover" way to much! How do you find that happy medium?:) Still have to watch the video...thank you, as always for such wonderful ideas!
I like this! He has such valid points. I'm going to pull out a dying dvd/vcr player and let my oldest have at it...he's gonna be soooo happy.
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