Thanks for your input, Cat and Dawn. Julie

from Sandra: <<Some people are teens or adults when they first realize that commercials appeal to fantasy and self-image. My kids have known it since they were young, and so not only did they

Dawn wrote: <<Thanks for your support for F.R.E.E. in NY! I'm in Jamestown, in Western NY. My husband used to live in Endicott when he was very small. His Dad was an IBMer. We pass through your

In a message dated 10/18/03 9:32:11 AM, rettafontana@... writes: << Tv is a series of 600 black dots that light up in sequence over and over. This is damaging to the brain development to

In a message dated 10/18/03 7:49:48 AM, jlist@... writes: << I keep forgetting that unschooled kids won't necessarily react the same way as I did in situations involving money.

Thanks, Pam. I will pass this info on to my friend. Leslie <<<<They send out this post card after you have been homeschooling a couple of years. You send it in also to state how many children

In a message dated 10/18/03 3:10:48 AM, fetteroll@... writes: << If we spent our childhoods doing what our parents wanted us to do and we enter adulthood (and then parenthood) trying to

In a message dated 10/18/03 2:55:27 AM, Dnowens@... writes: << How about Peter Kowalke? And Mae Shell too. And they got married! So I guess that would make her Mae Kowalke, unless she is a

In a message dated 10/18/03 2:11:14 AM, kara@... writes: << Yes, my daughter acts out what she sees in a movie, but she does that with books too, should I limit her reading time and book

In a message dated 10/18/03 12:15:50 AM, ikonstitcher@... writes: << (and I told them if they started talking like SouthPark, they couldn't watch it anymore -- then they started imitating Cartman

OK, for fear of being flamed, I have hesitated in sending this message, but my curiosity is getting the best of me. I am fairly new to unschooling, I have been homeschooling for 4 years, and this

Tuckervill@... writes: But in NC when you fill out your notice of intent it says, and the law supports it, that they can make homevisits when they like but do have to give notice before coming.

In a message dated 10/17/2003 6:51:24 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ambdkf@... writes: Do you feel like they were always like that? When the tv thing happened with us they were 2 and 4 now 3

on 10/17/03 6:17 PM, fishierich@... at fishierich@... wrote: Did they turn it on themselves and watch it all day? For how many months? What other things did they have in their lives that they

In a message dated 10/18/2003 8:06:53 AM Central Daylight Time, genant2@... writes: I guess I figure if I am complying with the law then it really doesn't matter if they visit or not.

Dnowens@... writes: You would have to ask the state. I just comply with the law because I feel it is very easy to do and don't want any more requirements. The law is just very vague. Pam G

Leslie530@... writes: They send out this post card after you have been homeschooling a couple of years. You send it in also to state how many children are currently enrolled in your

Too long to get into but we don't have access to satellite TV. But we have an extensive movie collection. My nearly five yr old can get out her own DVDs and put them in whenever she wants. And

In a message dated 10/17/03 8:30:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time, SandraDodd@... writes: You're welcome to stay in this group, but if you express your views they probably WILL be questioned and

on 10/17/03 4:22 PM, M. Dalrymple-Lepore at si1verkitten@... wrote: If you're leaving your kids alone to be babysat by the TV while you spend your day on the internet ;-))) that's one thing; I