notes from watching videos on child pyschology

social economic state

bodies want to be like them and dress like them

diet
fat

lindsay lohan
paris hilton

love and rockets - so alive

childhood.org/au
1000 kids between ages of 10 - 17 kids feel

76 felt they were growing up too fast
and felt the outside world concepts affect some of their adult concepts they're exposed to.

49% worry about adult issues like cancer
39% worry about terrorism
31% worry about crimes

hard pace of society

television
50% of kids worry the world will end in their lifetime
- global warming
- biblical predications
- terrorism

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160 students ages 10-12
55.8 worry about terrorism
45 think internet is the best invention
17 computers
17 light bulb
psp
solar panels
wheel and axel
defibrillator
87 knew about 911 attacks

50.7 think sex should be taught in schools

want to learn about sex before it's too late



do you feel pressure to wear at school to dress or act older than your years?

samantha age 9: "yes, because i see people wearing high skirts, and boys are dressing sloppy".

alea age 12: "well a lot of my friends wear clothes like from hollister and abercrombie so i feel that i have too wear those clothes too".

megan age 15: "a lot of young kids they want to act older, I know I did, I always thought I was older".

"What kind of clothes do you like to wear?"

PROVOCATIVE OUTFITS

"clothing companies makes it really challenging because they don't make clothes appropriate for their age group." michelle / parent

"are you influenced by music, tv shows, about how to dress and act?
yes, because they really get me into motion.
cheetah girls
dress good and loves their music.

cell phones = advanced stuff


TED.COM TALK NOTES:
Talks Gever Tulley: 5 dangerous things you should let your kids do

give kids choices
they will go along w/ the parents values

parental involvement is the key to raising kids on schedule.

power tools
child safety regulations
safety
warning signs
sharper than a golf ball
where does it stop?
eliminate sharp objects?
cut off kids from valuable opportunities
kids jumping off bunk beds and learn on their own about safety

- give them fire / learn principals: intake, combustion, exhaust, things to have a good controlled fire.

"they are going to learn things that you can't get out of Dora the Explorer toys"


2. own a pocket knife
- first universal tool / spatula/ screw driver/ and a blade
empowering tool
cultures give knives in other cultures such as inuit children cutting blubber.
"kids can develop an extended sense of self through a tool at a young age"

3. Throw a spear
- our brains are wired to throw things
"exercising brain muscles and adds strength to the system stimulates the frontal and porital lobes, 3d understanding and structural problem solving, helps develop their visualization skills and their predictive ability. throwing is good combination for analytical and physical skills, good for whole body training"

target base practice - helps develop attention and concentration skills

4. deconstruct appliances
don't throw out appliance, take apart w/ your child, great practice for a sense they can understand the parts.

5. break the digital millennium copyright act
digital media
buy a song on itunes, write it to a cd, then rip cd through mp3 and play it on your computer. technically the riia can persecute you. laws can get broken by accident.

drive a car
"driving a car is an empowering act for a young child"
you can drive a car w/ your child
gives them a handle on teh world they don't have access too
it's legal
find a big lot and drive in open space

hope in a jar / book scans by me