April 2017

I’ve written before about Jay’s weight, and how he’s been required to go for regular checks with a nutritionist here. If you haven’t checked it out yet, I’ll give you a minute to go and read it.

Okay, finished with that? Cool.

Anyway, he had another appointment last week, and as a responsible parent I felt it was my duty to take him. Well, that’s my story. My wife, SO, seems to think I only took him because she was busy and told me to take him. You can make up your own mind, and decide I’m right. read more

So, it was Easter this last weekend, and we celebrated in our typical fashion by not doing anything special. Well, okay, we spent the time together as a family doing our own family type things.

Mostly it was just another long weekend, with Good Friday being a holiday, but unlike in Australia, Monday is back to work/school.

Sunday was the only time we did anything specifically Eastery, with the eggs coming out to be dyed. Since I never did this as a child, unless I blocked it out and I’m going to get a call from my mother to remind me, this was all SO’s department. We ended up doing about 8 eggs, with SO making a smurf egg, and Jay wanting to do his as Pokemon. I’m not sure how well they turned out, we’re not gong to get any rewards for artistic perfection here, but it was fun and something we did as a family. read more

Last week I wrote about how electronics are effecting our kids and in some cases are causing them to actually become psychotic. If you haven’t read it yet, you can do so here.

As a result my wife, SO, and I sat down and discussed our options. We decided that the best way to help Jay, and ourselves, was to reduce all of our electronics usage. What this means, is that when Jay is around we also stop playing games on our phones and iPads, and any other electronic devices. We haven’t even turned on the TV once since we made the decision. The only time we pick up and use our phones is for calls and messages. read more

I’ve always been into electronics. From an Atari system when I was young, to a PC, and through the PS1, PS2, PS3, and PS4. We also have a Wii and of course got the iPad 1, and now an iPad Air 2. Not to mention our smart phones, android for me and iPhone for my wife.

With all these electronics around, it was only natural that Jay, our son, was exposed at an early age. It seemed like such a great idea, and there are plenty of educational apps for him to use and get a head start on his education. And he did. He’s always kept a bit ahead of his peers because of that early learning, whether it was learning his numbers and alphabet, or math and english. read more