Sunday, June 23, 2013
You callin' my child fat???
Blogs are an interesting phenomenon and I just starting my research. My initial question is how do people find a blog. I am a mother of a nine year old who is growing at a rapid rate. She is almost as tall as I am and will surely grow taller and larger. She also happens to be adopted and is from large stock. My husband and I are small people and are very active. We fear that she will be overweight and inactive. So, I googled "what to do if your child is overweight blogs" http://blog.mamashealth.com/auntb/when-your-child-is-fat/ . I read with some interest a woman's story of being harangued by her doctor at the age of eight and now she is blogging about the trauma. Nuff said, I don't know that I would spend much more time reading about this. Maybe I am not a blog follower. It seems that this concept is for people who spend a lot of time on the computer and not for casual users.Too time consuming. Do I really want to spend my time reading other people's opinions of a personal issue. Maybe. Maybe not. I'd like to spend some time here looking into the psychology of who blogs and who follows. What were the original uses for blogging and who is attracted to this concept? More later.
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Interesting Gretchen. I think blogging can be for everyone, however, you have to find the sub topic that really takes hold of you. For example, I love to read blogs where women recycle old clothes and make something new, or cooking blogs for new recipes. There are a million different types out there. If you're worried about your child in that way, maybe it would be more helpful to look for a blog about how to get children interested in active activities. An example of this that I just found is http://blog.zamzee.com/2012/08/31/how-to-motivate-kids-to-start-exercising-and-stick-with-it/ or http://www.pbs.org/parents/food-and-fitness/sport-and-fitness/motivating-kids-to-get-fit/ Im sure the more you explore, you will find that there are blogs for avid internet users, and blogs for casual users.
ReplyDeleteThat does sound interesting, I think I would spend a whole lot of time if I found a lot of the right blogs. I am afraid of Pinterest, I think it will make me craaaaazzzzy (ier)!
ReplyDeletePinterest is a time sucker. but good for someone like me who is somewhat ocd and likes to clean and organize. I am able to keep favorite websites organized, recipes, classroom ideas, outside projects I eventually want to do.. all in own place. its like a bulletin board but way more intricate and awesome.
DeleteI just follow 1 blog. a knitting blog. but i don't knit :/
most of the internet is pretty time consuming. its learning how to filter quickly and be a critical reader. something we, as teachers, need to really get good at so we can help our students develop this skill.
I guess Pinterest is a blog in a sense. But it's a blog about countless different things. Pinterest is an amazing tool but yes it does make you crazy and you can lose yourself for hours on the site. The sheer volume of information on the site is unreal and has proved to be very helpful to me. For example,just the other day I put on a Father's Day brunch using all ideas and recipes that I got from Pinterest.
ReplyDeleteI feel like "maybe not", most of the time regarding posts on personal issues. The subject matter can sometimes make me feel uncomfortable, but the biggest issue I have is the amount of fluff that goes into most of these types of blogs. However I've found a bunch of blogs out their about so many different things. I can totally see myself coming across a great blog on coaching or art education, and swallow the fluff happily wanting more.
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