Article: Review of Wilderness of Childhood
I may not remember a whole lot about my childhood, but I remember lots of little adventures. It’s in men’s nature to seek adventure. We like going to new places, seek new challenges, and find out what is out there. I realized that when we lived in England. First few months in Harlow, once I had learned how to ride a bike, I used to ride around the little town trying to find out where each roads led to. That sense of adventure never left me. I think that’s why I loved driving. Even in my four years of college in New England area, I drove to Vermont by myself before school began to take in the countryside.
Now, I am a parent and every area and people seem like dangers to my kids. It’s true. Fatherhood changes you. The world is truly scary place. Ok, it probably has always been that very same scary but we just never knew about it. Now, thanks to the media and the Internet, we know bit too much. No, way too much. 🙁 I want my kids to be able to play wherever and whenever they want. However, part of me says it’s too dangerous. The book review of The Adventures in Childhood points out the very same things I worry about and what the kids would miss out on…
I hope that I will do well in keeping the balance on kids’ safety and allowing them to develop sense of adventure and their imagination. Sometimes, we just have to say “No, I won’t deprive them of what is due them as kids!” Say it with me!!