4
Painful, tired,
heavy legs?
Would you love to
wear shorts again?
EDITOR’S NOTE
A
s a parent, it can be prett y daunti ng to
think about the future for our children
and what that would even look like. My
oldest is seven, and already he knows
how to use search engines, operate
my iPhone, knows words to chart topping songs
I haven’t even heard of, and don’t get me started
on the new craze of expressive dance moves ie the
fl oss or new sayings that circulate faster than I can
keep up. Actually writi ng this makes me feel quite
old. Our children seem so much more exposed to
materials or behaviours that our parents were able to
conceal or shelter from us. A bully in the classroom
was dealt with via a meeti ng with teachers and
parents. Now, bullies can be from all over the world
and someti me impossible to identi fy, how are we
supposed to protect our children from that!? I had
a guidance councillor that off ered me job opti ons
to consider before I left school, now some jobs that
are off ered to students might not even be a thing in
10 years ti me? As the older generati on, we need to
adapt to our changing world but also see the world
through the eyes of our children and understand their
interpretati on. This way we will be bett er equipped
to help guide our youth in what is unfamiliar territory
for us all.
Did our parents have it a litt le easier? Was life a
litt le more straight forward? This could make for an
interesti ng discussion around the extended family
dinner table.
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