I recently read an article about Jon Gosselin and his life with his eight children. Jon and his wife have made the decision to allow segments of their lives and the lives of their children to be documented for a television series on TLC called Jon & Kate Plus 8. While I might question the wisdom of focusing so much publicity on the lives of children, I can empathize with Jon when he says that every time he watches a segment of the documentary, he sees himself through the eyes of the camera rather than through his own eyes. He states that watching the segments of himself on the screen is like marriage counseling and he finds himself apologizing at times and trying to learn how to be a better spouse and parent.
I wonder how much my interactions with others would change if I were on television. The camera would only record the outward behavior, not the intent of my actions. I would probably discover that I frequently act in ways that are consistent with what I am thinking or wanting to communicate to others. My parenting skills like Jon’s would probably improve if I were to see myself through the camera lens rather than through my own biases. I think today and tomorrow and the next day, I will try to imagine how the camera would record my actions.
I agree with you and would want to make the most of my time left. I would also want to leave with no regrets.
I would appreciate our linking to each other’s websites if that’s ok with you!
Donna
It was so interesting story I am a Teacher of 3 grade in a private school in Kosova and I thing like you dear Dr.Beth we must thing about these children with these problems in their house we must help them in any way they need, I hope you understand my English language .
Key of a positive world and our future is NOT stop thinking of problems any problems of children in world because is not like you work with happy and loved child and from permisive family like you work with children with represive family , we must help them so early not to be late for them they are most important thing in this world but we must not just think but we must do that what is the best for them in practice , to be their live more easy and not so hard because how we educate them like infant or from prenatal periode they will be like these a factor in their social life and will grow their family in that atmosphere with a positive or negative influence in this wonderful world .
But I see that we make them like a robot and not like a human been we work, we dont have time for them to love to learn them how to live their life so lovely WE WORK ALL DAY but we dont think never for whom we do that money and everything for our robots , or for our lovely child …………………