Comments on: It’s a kind of magic. Possibly of the mushroom kind. http://www.wheelturninghamsterdead.com/2008/09/15/its-a-kind-of-magic-possibly-of-the-mushroom-kind/ It's like a journey of ineptitude without the clever bit. Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:52:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Settor32 http://www.wheelturninghamsterdead.com/2008/09/15/its-a-kind-of-magic-possibly-of-the-mushroom-kind/comment-page-1/#comment-9535 Settor32 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:05:00 +0000 http://www.wheelturninghamsterdead.com/?p=237#comment-9535 Totally what God has been speaking to me today. , Totally what God has been speaking to me today. ,

]]> By: Linda http://www.wheelturninghamsterdead.com/2008/09/15/its-a-kind-of-magic-possibly-of-the-mushroom-kind/comment-page-1/#comment-2763 Linda Sat, 04 Oct 2008 14:52:49 +0000 http://www.wheelturninghamsterdead.com/?p=237#comment-2763 Strange stuff...but sounds a bit like fun being a jedi. Strange stuff…but sounds a bit like fun being a jedi.

]]> By: Sy http://www.wheelturninghamsterdead.com/2008/09/15/its-a-kind-of-magic-possibly-of-the-mushroom-kind/comment-page-1/#comment-2690 Sy Sat, 27 Sep 2008 16:16:01 +0000 http://www.wheelturninghamsterdead.com/?p=237#comment-2690 Although I am a teccie, I have gadgets galore and love technology (in the oohh..how cool, and not any weird squidgy way), I have an issue with it. When I was a kid I loved going out and just getting mucky. I didnt have a the Internet, a PC (well, an Amstrad CPC464...yeah...) or a gmaes console (well, one of those weird ones with the paddles and only 3 games which were football, tennis and squash). Today kids dont want to learn new things as much as we did because of the eye candy of PC games and online social networking sites. Granted, the PC and Internet has made me a lot of "online" friends, and also some real life friends, but if a child wants to do something different, as your daughter has, then absolutely. Supporting her 100% is always the way forward. Although I am a teccie, I have gadgets galore and love technology (in the oohh..how cool, and not any weird squidgy way), I have an issue with it. When I was a kid I loved going out and just getting mucky. I didnt have a the Internet, a PC (well, an Amstrad CPC464…yeah…) or a gmaes console (well, one of those weird ones with the paddles and only 3 games which were football, tennis and squash). Today kids dont want to learn new things as much as we did because of the eye candy of PC games and online social networking sites. Granted, the PC and Internet has made me a lot of “online” friends, and also some real life friends, but if a child wants to do something different, as your daughter has, then absolutely. Supporting her 100% is always the way forward.

]]> By: app http://www.wheelturninghamsterdead.com/2008/09/15/its-a-kind-of-magic-possibly-of-the-mushroom-kind/comment-page-1/#comment-2672 app Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:01:57 +0000 http://www.wheelturninghamsterdead.com/?p=237#comment-2672 My daughter is 22 years old, and I still encourage her to do anything she shows an interest in, as long as it isn't harmful, stupid, and won't bring about the end of the world during my lifetime. I think the best toys for kids go beyond the boundaries of dolls and toy cars. Children should have things that encourage them to ask questions and seek answers (truth) and make them learn to think. They should be free to explore their world and discover its wonders, and given the tools & opportunity to express themselves, creatively. When she showed an interest in rock collecting, I went out and bought her a magnifying glass to take a closer look at what she was collecting, along with a bunch of books on rocks, minerals, geology, etc. When she showed an interest in photography, a camera of her own, more books, and software for photo manipulation (she is quite a good culinary photographer and contributes photos for one of my websites). Anything she got into I pushed her to explore it in more depth. If she had shown an interest in slight of hand magic I would have encouraged that too, without spoiling it for her. Today she is showing an interest in nutrition...so I am sending her links to university course lecture videos. (<a href="http://webcast.berkeley.edu/courses.php" rel="nofollow">UC Berkeley</a> website has a lot of good free stuff. Be sure to check out previous years from the dropdown menu on the top right) She turned out to be a highly intelligent, sensible, responsible, mature young lady, capable of thinking for herself and making wise decisions, and I am very proud of her. My daughter is 22 years old, and I still encourage her to do anything she shows an interest in, as long as it isn’t harmful, stupid, and won’t bring about the end of the world during my lifetime.

I think the best toys for kids go beyond the boundaries of dolls and toy cars. Children should have things that encourage them to ask questions and seek answers (truth) and make them learn to think. They should be free to explore their world and discover its wonders, and given the tools & opportunity to express themselves, creatively.

When she showed an interest in rock collecting, I went out and bought her a magnifying glass to take a closer look at what she was collecting, along with a bunch of books on rocks, minerals, geology, etc.

When she showed an interest in photography, a camera of her own, more books, and software for photo manipulation (she is quite a good culinary photographer and contributes photos for one of my websites).

Anything she got into I pushed her to explore it in more depth.

If she had shown an interest in slight of hand magic I would have encouraged that too, without spoiling it for her.

Today she is showing an interest in nutrition…so I am sending her links to university course lecture videos. (UC Berkeley website has a lot of good free stuff. Be sure to check out previous years from the dropdown menu on the top right)

She turned out to be a highly intelligent, sensible, responsible, mature young lady, capable of thinking for herself and making wise decisions, and I am very proud of her.

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