http://www.tvallowance.com/research/susan-johnson.html
Dear Nursery Parents,
This is the first of several articles inspired by questions asked in a conference. A parent wondered how it would be if her child--who doesn't see tv now--were exposed to it later--would it become either too addictive, or would the child be too sensitive and overwhelmed by the experience. I apologize if I am not paraphrasing correctly. We talked about how as adults who watch very little television, we were more and more disturbed by how everything seems to ratchet up--the news, for example, seems as flashy and disturbing as an R rated movie might have been 25 years ago.
I thought of Dr. Johnson's article, available at the link above and many places. Susan Johnson is a doctor who also took Waldorf teacher training and provides a wonderful service by weaving together her perspectives as a mother, a doctor, and someone familiar with pedagogy. She has produced a number of great articles (another will come from me soon) on a variety of parenting and education topics. In the article, Johnson speaks back to a medical colleague who accuses her of causing her son to be too sensitive by shielding him too much from violent images. I'll let you read her retort.
I also think of all the work Eckhart Tolle inspires adults to take up in his various books in lectures. He asks us to be aware and present and not just fall asleep into whatever culture--such as media--throws at us. In this way, I think it a good problem to grow up a little too sensitive--another way is to say growing up ready to be awake or enlightened--so that you don't just take for granted what you might see on a screen or society.
I hope this helps.
With warmth and light,
William Geoffrey Dolde
Dear Nursery Parents,
This is the first of several articles inspired by questions asked in a conference. A parent wondered how it would be if her child--who doesn't see tv now--were exposed to it later--would it become either too addictive, or would the child be too sensitive and overwhelmed by the experience. I apologize if I am not paraphrasing correctly. We talked about how as adults who watch very little television, we were more and more disturbed by how everything seems to ratchet up--the news, for example, seems as flashy and disturbing as an R rated movie might have been 25 years ago.
I thought of Dr. Johnson's article, available at the link above and many places. Susan Johnson is a doctor who also took Waldorf teacher training and provides a wonderful service by weaving together her perspectives as a mother, a doctor, and someone familiar with pedagogy. She has produced a number of great articles (another will come from me soon) on a variety of parenting and education topics. In the article, Johnson speaks back to a medical colleague who accuses her of causing her son to be too sensitive by shielding him too much from violent images. I'll let you read her retort.
I also think of all the work Eckhart Tolle inspires adults to take up in his various books in lectures. He asks us to be aware and present and not just fall asleep into whatever culture--such as media--throws at us. In this way, I think it a good problem to grow up a little too sensitive--another way is to say growing up ready to be awake or enlightened--so that you don't just take for granted what you might see on a screen or society.
I hope this helps.
With warmth and light,
William Geoffrey Dolde
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