Before the advent of TV, Internet, Console Games, how did parents keep from getting nagged constantly by kids (ADHD, activity)
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Before the advent of TV, internet, and console gaming, how on earth did our ancestors keep their kids from nagging them every constanst second.
When I look at myself, if I had no TV when I was kid, I dont know what I would have done for a large portion of the day. Maybe I would have been outside more playing.
What did kids in the 60s, 50s, civil war era, and before do to keep their ADHD occupied?
I grew up in the late 80s and early 90s, so we did have TV, video games, and a computer. However, we didn't play/watch them all that often and still ddn't nag our parents. We were way too busy playing to have time to bug our parents.
In the 80's and 90's children still played outside. We had tvs, and video games, and a family computer, but when the weather was nice, who wanted to sit inside when they could see kids running around having fun? Nobody I knew.
I think there is a lot less nagging when the tv is off. No commercials, right?
Most kids I know today (not the OP obviously), would still rather be active than passively staring at a screen.
I think much of what the OP could be talking about can very easily be seen in parents who think they constantly have to entertain their children. It's something I've noticed a huge uptick in, but that could just be my own experience. Many kids don't learn how to play on their own and grow dependent on playing with their parents. Full disclosure: I'm not a parent, but this is something I've seen and something other parents I know have talked about.
Mom would simply tell the kids to go outside and don't come back until lunch. Then, after lunch, she'd tell the kids to go outside and don't come back until dinner.
Before the advent of TV, internet, and console gaming, how on earth did our ancestors keep their kids from nagging them every constanst second.
When I look at myself, if I had no TV when I was kid, I dont know what I would have done for a large portion of the day. Maybe I would have been outside more playing.
What did kids in the 60s, 50s, civil war era, and before do to keep their ADHD occupied?
We went outside. Disappeared for hours on end until we got hungry or it got too hot. If we complained that we were bored, our moms would tell us we had the option to clean our rooms. Right back out the door!
As a child in the late 1950's, early 1960's during the summer months I was outdoors all day & into the evening hours. Only inside to have lunch & dinner.
Even so, my Mom still said that I drove her crazy.
Before the advent of TV, internet, and console gaming, how on earth did our ancestors keep their kids from nagging them every constanst second[?]
They shoved 'em out the door and said "go play with your friends and be home by dinnertime (preferably no sooner)." Nowadays parents panic at the thought of their kids being out of their immediate control for more than 2 minutes unless they're in some other supervised place like school or soccer practice; and most any kid who is told to "go outside and play with your friends" will find nobody outside play with because their peers are either hunkered down at home or away at some scheduled, supervised activity.
I grew up in the 90s and we had the brand new original Nintendo (and eventually sega genesis) but we spent most of our time playing in the neighborhood. We had a gold course behind us with tons of woods, caves, creeks, etc. It was amazing to a child who thought they were discovering stuff no one saw before.
We only played video games when it was rainy or dark out. Otherwise, we went to each other's homes and played board games, rode our bikes, went exploring the woods, etc. It was fun. My dad would take us to a new park every week and we would pack our bikes and find a new place to play. It was one of my favorite childhood memories. Especially when we found a creek that was extremely deep and a huge hallowed out rock next to it. You could go to the top of the rock (about 10. Ft) and jump in, then climb up into the hallow part and sit with your feet in the water and relax as others jumped.
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