Comments on: Don’t Be Afraid Of Change!

By: Ian

Ian — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:42:45 +0000

Jeff,
I think routine is very important for little ones -I know my 6 year old needs it. But breaking that routine is also very important. If I didn’t shake things up now and then, she would definitely be screaming the loudest from the back. We moved about 6 months ago, and I love the idea of adventure days.

We are about to start exploring the city. Thanks for the idea!

By: John Haydon

John Haydon — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:55:45 +0000

Jeff,

Yeah – we also make paper airplanes, practice Karate (which is great for “change embracing”), and make iMovies on my mac.

John

By: Jeff Turner

Jeff Turner — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:45:34 +0000

Justin, I’m honored by your blog post.

Sensfaction… kids need a certain amount of routine to feel comfortable, so I’m certainly not against routines at all.

Rocky, love the quote.

And John, I really like the movie idea. My oldest and I worked on a long Adobe Illustrator project together over a course of months and the interplay was amazing. I need to do that again.

By: John Haydon

John Haydon — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:21:28 +0000

One thing my son and I do is make movies. He’s 5. He sets up the scene and says “action”. Usually he wants me to stay in charactor, but sometimes I’ll take the story in a new direction. He’ll freak out a bit and then pivot with me. Then he’ll lead the story for a while. This exchange of control is actually good for both of us.

By: Howefitz Blog » Blog Archive » Change Is Unavoidable. You Might As Well Embrace It.

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:50:07 +0000

[...] blogs, dadomatic.com. The front page entry hit me square between the eyes. In a post called ‘Don’t be afraid of Change’, Jeff Turner talks about his ‘adventure days’, where he packs the family into his truck [...]

By: Justin M. Howe

Justin M. Howe — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:56:12 +0000

We, too, try to live as un-routinely as possible. Also, it seems that married life for me has had the opposite effect of ’settling me down’. I grew up in the same town all my life. Now that I’m married with children, I have this itch to see the world, or at least my country, and to take my family along for the ride. So far, I’ve had few complaints. Two years in a place is probably our average, and then we move on. My 15 year old step-daughter makes friends easily, and in this modern world, she has no trouble keeping up with friends she made in previous places. She seems to be all the better for it. If I saw any adverse effects on anyone involved we would ’settle down, but for now it works for us!

By: Rocky Coennen

Rocky Coennen — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 01:32:23 +0000

From my Quote of the Day on 2/17/09-”If you focus on results, you will never change. If you focus on change, you will get results.”~Jack Dixon.

By: sensfaction

sensfaction — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:12:46 +0000

We try to live as un – routinely as we can. There are certain routines our son likes to adhere to which we try to live up to however certain things need change up every once in a while. I think too many kids now a days are scheduled to DEATH never being allowed to deviate from the norm which probably makes them less adaptable and less creative.