Kids of than and now !!!

When we were young, we never really had to wory about carseats.  We rode in the back of pick up trucks. We drank water out of the garden hose. We didn't have much but our imagineation and friends, so we stayed outside mostly all day and came in when the street lights came on.  Our parents weren't afraid of spanking our butts when we were out of line. We ate what ever was made for us. Now I want you to know I'm not here to critize parents and the way the raise thier kids. We all have different ways of doing it. Just wanted to share the difference of years ago and now. I my self is no way , shape or form a perfect mom . I don't deserve the mother of the year award. Truth is I don't think there is a perfect parent. Just ones that our doing thier best the best way they know how . It's in my belief that technology is a huge problem for kids today . I feel as if it takes away from them using thier creative side . It takes away from them wanting to interact with thier family . I think its crucial for kids to interact with familes, think for them selves solve problems on thier own . Now this is not suggesting that my thinking is right . It's just how I am as a parent , as I said evryone has thier own way . I am very protective as a parent . This world has bestowed upon us fear . I am guilty of sharing a lot of theses fears . And this creates a problem for me as I feel like I am not letting my daughter be a child like I was . I feel as if I have taken away the learning on her own factor . So yes as most of you feel I as well feel like I am failing as my part as a mom . But I am trying my best !  This child of mine is beautiful inside and out !  She has amazing loving and caring heart ! And as of the moment she is only four . In a few short weeks she will turn five . Her brilliance amazes me !  She has to come to rely on things on television though . I try to get her to play with the toys she has and try to make learning fun , but she looses interest in the learning process and tends to focus on something else . And comes to me and says , mommy I'm bored !  Now I will say this , she has a room full of toys !  There is days that she does get creative and tell me her verison of The Three Bears and The Three Little Pigs and lets not for get Little Red Riding hood !  And sometimes she uses her imagenation with playing with these toys . But other days It's like a blank page . Sometimes I worry about the creative , imageinative side of her will completely fade off as new stuff comes out as far as in technology goes .  The lack of respect these days is so frustrating . It's actually kinda sad if you think about it .  I hope to do my best in showing my daughter to have respect for other people . I look at her and I see there are things in her that shows me in her more and more everyday .  So maybe , Just maybe , I am doing something a little right .  I will never give up on her  . And no matter what life throws at us or takes us . I  want her to feel loved and know that she can rely on me .  Some kids don't get to experience that . I never got to experience from my own mother . As life is getting more expensive , probably wouldn't be a bad Idea to making kids go back outside these days and share thier own experiences with thier friends .  My problem as a protective mom is that i have a hard time letting go . I get seperation anxeity . But , I'm trying to let go a little at a time as she gets older . It's a long difficult road for me .  But, I don't want her to feel isolated  from the world but, to instead experience the beauty in life and what it has to offer and not let the fear of life take away from the most wonderful experiences she can have . The same ones we had when we were younger .  I's okay to be a friend to your child, because it shows warmth and understanding but, don't let the parent in that department disappear because they still need guidence and boundries .  It's up to us parents to show our children every beauty of nature , put technology aside for a few days go out for a walk in the park, look at a creek , watch thier faces light up with interest when they find a speacil rock or see a beautiful flower and find thier favorite animal .  I could go on and on about this subject . But I don't want to make any one feel small or make any one mad or just plain make you bored .  So with this being said I would love to see your comments below !!!  Thanks for taking the time to read this !                                                                                                                                                                                                         Sincerely , SaPhY