Something new has been added, about five up from the bottom, at "If Only"
"If Only I'd Started Sooner..."
a collection of wishes and regrets
Amy Childs, in 2014, in closing a podcast called "Learning from Screens" wrote something worth transcribing and saving, ten years out.
I had not embedded that episode on my site because there are a couple of things I couldn't be there to defend, and I didn't support, partly in the comments that show at the WayBack Machine save, but GOOD NEWS:? The sound file works there, now (used to cut off, but didn't today!), and Amy's closing was powerful.
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Amy Childs, at the end of?
My biggest regret is not trusting my kids about TV and video games all along.
Some of my most cherished memories include times of watching or playing something on a screen with my kids. Some of my own favorite childhood memories are TV shows, and watching sports with my family. I can¡¯t believe it now, looking back, that I limited the number of cherished memories and learning moments back when I was limiting television and "screen time."
I wish I could go back and do it better, but I can¡¯t. My turn with little kids is over. If your kids are still little, I hope you¡¯re enjoying every moment that you can with them, and not wasting any stupid moments judging, evaluating, or regulating their curiosities, their interests, and their fun.... Please, everyone, please¡ªdo a better job than I did.
¡ªAmy Childs, 2014
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