torchey 1,202 Posted September 3, 2013 Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 10 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 6,172 Posted September 3, 2013 Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 Truly lucky kids you lot have. So good to see that some kids are still being reared in the right way Torchey: those pics are just brilliant: particularly like the one of the lad carrying the ferret with the dog following on close behind. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wullz 408 Posted September 3, 2013 Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 I got slagged off in the office today....asked what I did last night. Said I took the kids up the top to watch the farmer combining the field...was explaining about crops and supplying food for the country etc....the farmer called us in and the kids got up into the cab on the combine and the tractor........folks in the office were looking at me like ai was mental! Isnt it dangerous? Why? etc etc couldnt get their heads round why it was interesting.....also....never fails to pay off.....I am up there tonight with the .22 to pick off a few crows and maybes a bunnie or 2.... 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 26,094 Posted September 3, 2013 Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 Some great photos there torchey, love the one with the lad fishing and the dog looking on... Nice one Wulz... It makes for a more rounded adult a bit of education as a kid... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
johnny boy68 11,725 Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurchergrrl 1,441 Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 Day at the permission ratting and mooching Swimming in the River Ribble On our jollies in the lakes I've got hundreds of them out and about all over the place, they come up on my screensaver when the PC is on. When I watch the pictures I think to myself how lucky they are - not just because so many kids these days sit in front of an xbox for hours at a time and miss out on fun like this, but also because I grew up in a massive city and would've given anything for a childhood like theirs. Outdoor kids are the best kind 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 26,094 Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 Day at the permission ratting and mooching Swimming in the River Ribble On our jollies in the lakes I've got hundreds of them out and about all over the place, they come up on my screensaver when the PC is on. When I watch the pictures I think to myself how lucky they are - not just because so many kids these days sit in front of an xbox for hours at a time and miss out on fun like this, but also because I grew up in a massive city and would've given anything for a childhood like theirs. Outdoor kids are the best kind Cracking photos... And I share your sentiments whole heartedly... My lad knows more about nature than half the kids who my eldest bring back from school and they're twice his age.. My little girl is only 5 and is already the one for the ferrets, dogs etc... Cleaning out, feeding she's there.. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B.P.R 2,798 Posted September 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 Think this topic is ACE .... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chid 6,372 Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 Think this topic is ACE .... thats a good pic of your lad teaching you how to put a ferret collar on Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Milwr Jr. 99 Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 I haven't read the previous eleven pages so I might be repeating something someone has already said: I don't see why there can't be a divide in time between outdoors and inside. Technology progresses by the day, kids are at the age where they can absorb incredible amounts of information, so they should be introduced to many technologically advanced computing devices because they will play a bigger part in their futures than they have thus far. Having said that, I do also believe that children should be active, and actively seeking to exercise/etc. So I would greatly encourage that aspect too. Nothing better than barrelling down a mountain on a piece of cardboard,as we used to do. It's just about moderation really. Moderate their use of computers/gaming consoles. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurchergrrl 1,441 Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 I haven't read the previous eleven pages so I might be repeating something someone has already said: I don't see why there can't be a divide in time between outdoors and inside. Technology progresses by the day, kids are at the age where they can absorb incredible amounts of information, so they should be introduced to many technologically advanced computing devices because they will play a bigger part in their futures than they have thus far. Having said that, I do also believe that children should be active, and actively seeking to exercise/etc. So I would greatly encourage that aspect too. Nothing better than barrelling down a mountain on a piece of cardboard,as we used to do. It's just about moderation really. Moderate their use of computers/gaming consoles. You're right there Mil. But in my view, the kids get good exposure to that sort of thing at school or their friend's places. Mine all have ipads in class - I don't even have one of them ffs lol They are allowed to play on their gadgets at home but only for limited time. I find kids who sit on those for a while playing games get a right nark on - grumpy when they can't win or figure something out, introverted because they just want to play and not raise their heads. So they can have a bit of time on them but not as much as they can have on their bikes or out with the dogs. All mine will grump when I say 'come on, we're out with the dogs' and then soon as I open the car they shoot off faster than the dogs Out is better than in 90% of the time I reckon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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