Comments on: Reason #482 Why Defensive Thinking is Critical to Parenting http://www.earnestparenting.com/2008/05/29/defensive-thinking-critical/ Successes, failures, and a few funny stories about parenting. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:56:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Amy http://www.earnestparenting.com/2008/05/29/defensive-thinking-critical/#comment-1523 Amy Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:57:29 +0000 http://www.earnestparenting.com/?p=209#comment-1523 LaRene, thanks for taking the time to comment. Having different perspectives to read only makes everyone's experience richer. You're right, I'm taking chances either way. The only way to keep them completely safe would be to wrap them in cotton and stuff them in barrels until they're 18. Wait...that won't work either. ;) All I can do is my best, which I think is moving it. I actually haven't done that yet because the teeter is very heavy and really needs 2 adults to drag across the lawn. You're right about the crystal ball being handy. Too bad I don't have one. LaRene, thanks for taking the time to comment. Having different perspectives to read only makes everyone’s experience richer. You’re right, I’m taking chances either way. The only way to keep them completely safe would be to wrap them in cotton and stuff them in barrels until they’re 18. Wait…that won’t work either. ;) All I can do is my best, which I think is moving it. I actually haven’t done that yet because the teeter is very heavy and really needs 2 adults to drag across the lawn. You’re right about the crystal ball being handy. Too bad I don’t have one.

]]> By: LaRene Ellis http://www.earnestparenting.com/2008/05/29/defensive-thinking-critical/#comment-1508 LaRene Ellis Fri, 30 May 2008 23:24:26 +0000 http://www.earnestparenting.com/?p=209#comment-1508 I'm so glad to see people are thinking ahead. With my children at an older stage of life. I do have some grandchildren and it's so easy to not think ahead. Sometime, you get out of the practice worrying about safety. Yet, the teeter tauter might be perfectly fine where it is. You never know. The danger might be greater if you move it. It would be nice if you could have a crystal ball that would show you the future on the teeter tauter. I’m so glad to see people are thinking ahead. With my children at an older stage of life. I do have some grandchildren and it’s so easy to not think ahead. Sometime, you get out of the practice worrying about safety.

Yet, the teeter tauter might be perfectly fine where it is. You never know. The danger might be greater if you move it. It would be nice if you could have a crystal ball that would show you the future on the teeter tauter.

]]> By: Amy http://www.earnestparenting.com/2008/05/29/defensive-thinking-critical/#comment-1507 Amy Fri, 30 May 2008 16:56:03 +0000 http://www.earnestparenting.com/?p=209#comment-1507 WW, Great idea!! Unfortunately the yard slopes down a good deal so I don't know if that would work. I'm going to try it though, for sure. The reason I put the teeter there in the first place is to shield it a bit from public view. I was concerned about some of the littler children on the street trying to come and play on it (and getting hurt) when we were gone. In its current location only the "big kids" know it exists. If I move it down by the sandbox it'll be openly visible. WW, Great idea!! Unfortunately the yard slopes down a good deal so I don’t know if that would work. I’m going to try it though, for sure.

The reason I put the teeter there in the first place is to shield it a bit from public view. I was concerned about some of the littler children on the street trying to come and play on it (and getting hurt) when we were gone. In its current location only the “big kids” know it exists. If I move it down by the sandbox it’ll be openly visible.

]]> By: WW http://www.earnestparenting.com/2008/05/29/defensive-thinking-critical/#comment-1506 WW Fri, 30 May 2008 16:38:02 +0000 http://www.earnestparenting.com/?p=209#comment-1506 BWAH! I'd leave it in the same spot, but spin it so the temptations are limited - it's hard to leap sideways off a teeter-totter! WW BWAH!
I’d leave it in the same spot, but spin it so the temptations are limited - it’s hard to leap sideways off a teeter-totter!
WW

]]> By: Amy http://www.earnestparenting.com/2008/05/29/defensive-thinking-critical/#comment-1505 Amy Fri, 30 May 2008 16:05:00 +0000 http://www.earnestparenting.com/?p=209#comment-1505 Karen, thanks for the compliment on the banner! You're right about the teeter totter in Vermont thing. I wouldn't mind if they launched things into the pool (non-sharp things that wouldn't cut the plastic). It wouldn't take long to decide to launch a boy though,and that's what both makes me laugh and shudder simultaneously. Karen, thanks for the compliment on the banner! You’re right about the teeter totter in Vermont thing.

I wouldn’t mind if they launched things into the pool (non-sharp things that wouldn’t cut the plastic). It wouldn’t take long to decide to launch a boy though,and that’s what both makes me laugh and shudder simultaneously.

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