Watch the commercial and see
for yourself.
Who is doing all the work for
what are clearly grown able young people who could shop for themselves?
You got it…Mom. She even
carries the bags.
While tempting to shrug this
off as no big deal, this commercial is unintentionally defining “good
parenting” - a mom running around doing everything while her passive children
follow impotently along. The problem is, while this is efficient for mom, it is
one of the few opportunities she has to get her children ready to stand on their
own two feet.
What could they have learned?
How to interpret the shopping
list
How to figure out the layout
and organization of a store
How to ask a clerk for help
How shop within a budget that
you set
How to handle money and count
for correct change
How to carry your own bags
So what would a “good parent”
do?
☐ Leave her children at home
and do the shopping for them.
☐ Review the list
with her children, show them around the store and then let them shop on their
own.
✓ Give her children the list, some money, and wait
in car while enjoying some kid free time on her Kindle.
If you want your children to
be RTFW, you’re going to have to take them out of the shopping cart.
2 comments:
Hmm it seems like your website ate my first comment (it was super long) so I guess I'll just sum it up what I submitted
and say, I'm thoroughly enjoying your blog. I
too am an aspiring blog blogger but I'm still new to everything.
Do you have any tips for novice blog writers?
I'd certainly appreciate it.
Dear Anon,
No real great advice to give. Just write, write, write. Thanks for the kind words!
Wendy
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