tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37107280.post3867749161815842532..comments2023-09-10T22:07:16.734+12:00Comments on IDLE VICE: ChildrenMrs Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13864664806865081684noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37107280.post-33030458872240621612007-02-07T09:32:00.000+13:002007-02-07T09:32:00.000+13:00I haven't seen 'The Fockers.' I'm not sure why tre...I haven't seen 'The Fockers.' I'm not sure why treating a child like an adult would be a good thing, though. These people also let their child make its own decisions about everything. The pre-schoolers end up running the family. Amusing, but terribly tragic.<br /><br />Child-free cafes. Hurrah!Mrs Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13864664806865081684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37107280.post-67905167427043371882007-02-05T11:38:00.000+13:002007-02-05T11:38:00.000+13:00There used to be a couple of ponsonby cafe's that ...There used to be a couple of ponsonby cafe's that specifically declined to allow children in the cafe. Personally, I applauded the move. There is nothing worse than having some vulgar little whirling dervish upsetting your breakfast bagel, whilst some style-bereft incubator with legs tries to catch it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37107280.post-1575502400230158762007-02-02T17:38:00.000+13:002007-02-02T17:38:00.000+13:00Children and restaurants are totally incompatable....Children and restaurants are totally incompatable.<br /><br />This is why we have McDonalds. They might call themselves a restaurant, but I call them a trough. Somewhere to feed children away from places where people care about food...Oswald Bastablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37107280.post-36384524065216289412007-02-02T16:22:00.000+13:002007-02-02T16:22:00.000+13:00Stef may be right and baby talk doesn't stunt the ...Stef may be right and baby talk doesn't stunt the little darlings' intellectual development. But it certainly has that effect on the adults who use it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37107280.post-12458366479379655442007-02-02T13:23:00.000+13:002007-02-02T13:23:00.000+13:00Actually 'baby-talk' doesn't stunt their intellect...Actually 'baby-talk' doesn't stunt their intellectual growth but teaches them the phonemes - the building blocks of language. Annoying but useful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37107280.post-46899826030002003582007-02-02T10:48:00.000+13:002007-02-02T10:48:00.000+13:00"We treat T just like an adult. We don't believe i..."We treat T just like an adult. We don't believe in talking to him like a child. Research shows that 'baby-talk' stunts their intellectual development."<br /><br />Straight out of 'Meet the Fockers', that is. You should force them to watch it.noizyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01695196375942948839noreply@blogger.com