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我們當中有許多人是在沒有網路的世界中長大的。如今，幾乎每個人都口袋裡裝著手機，並且無論去哪裡都帶著它。我們經常思考這些新技術能為我們做什麼，但我們往往忽略了這些技術實際上對我們造成了什麼影響——它們如何改變我們花費時間的方式，以及我們停止做的所有事情，因為我們找到了更吸引人的東西。
下次當你感到無聊並拿起手機時，問問自己：“如果沒有這個手機，我會在做什麼？”
這是你早上起床和晚上睡前拿起並互動的第一件事嗎？為什麼？
在今天的影片中，我們分享了一些我們的女兒在苗栗鄉村享受戶外美好時光的簡單片段。我們沒有給女兒們自己的電子設備，主要是因為它們會變得全神貫注，吸引力會如此之強，影響如此之大，以至於她們會失去對周圍世界的興趣。
這真是太奇妙了，只要拿走電子設備，給任何孩子充足的自由時間，他們自然會想要探索他們的環境，發揮他們的創造力，運用他們的精力……成為一個孩子！但首先，你必須給他們一個面對無聊的機會。無聊不是敵人，它是點燃孩子想像力的火花，是做一些有趣新奇事情的渴望，是讓孩子克服被動，用他們最寶貴的資產——時間，來創造一些東西的機會！
我認為我們父母都有良好的意圖，想要給孩子最好的。我們經常計劃出孩子每一個醒著的時間，並用活動和學習填滿它。但我們需要記住，孩子們也需要個人空間和非結構化的時間，才能成長為健康的成年人。他們需要爬樹、奔跑（並摔倒）、抓蟲子和青蛙、擦破膝蓋、騎自行車、做泥巴派（並弄髒自己）、去遠足、玩捉迷藏、放風箏、在湖裡游泳、打球，還有許多其他能夠調動五感的活動。是的，安全很重要，不是每個人都能提供這樣的地方讓孩子做這些事情，但原則是相同的——孩子需要自由時間。
我在台灣生活和教學的過去20年中注意到的一件事（我相信在世界上的許多地方也是如此），就是許多孩子被學業負擔壓得喘不過氣——如此多的書本學習，如此多的作業和考試壓力，以至於他們真的不知道如何與世界互動。孩子們被保護得遠離自然，以至於變得不自然；他們被保護得遠離失敗，以至於不知道如何好好地面對失敗；他們因為所有的學校作業而疲憊不堪，以至於沒有精力與家庭相處、發展愛好和進行興趣導向的學習。而當孩子們抱怨和發牢騷受夠了，父母最終會讓步，通過給他們一支手機（或平板電腦，或電視）來平息噪音。
願我們記住，孩子就是孩子。願我們不要給他們過重的負擔，也不要讓他們在不該承擔的重負下絆倒。鼓勵大家不要用上癮的技術來安撫孩子。願他們學會工作、學習和做困難的事情，但同時也要有足夠的遊戲和笑聲來平衡一切。
祝福你們平安，願上帝保佑孩子們，
Stephen
Many of us grew up in a pre-internet, pre-electronic-device world. Now almost everyone has a cellphone in their pocket, and we take it with us everywhere we go. We often think about what we can do with these new technologies, but we often overlook what these technologies are actually doing to us- how they change the way we spend our time, and all the things we stop doing because we’ve found something more captivating.
Next time you get bored and pick up your phone, ask yourself, “what would I be doing if I didn’t have this phone?”
Is it the first thing you pick up and interact with in the morning and at night before bed? Why?
In today’s video we share some simple moments of our girls enjoying the great outdoors here in the countryside of Miaoli, Taiwan. We don’t give our daughters their own electronic devices- primarily because they will become all-consuming, the attraction will be so strong, and the influence so great that they will loose an interest in the world around them.
It’s amazing, but take away electronic devices, and give any child plenty of un-guided free time, and they will naturally want to explore their environment, use their creativity, and use their energy … being a child! But you first have to give them a chance to come face to face with boredom. Boredom is not the enemy, it’s a spark to ignite your child’s imagination, a desire to do something fun and new, it’s a chance to let your children overcome passivity and make something with their most precious asset- their time!
I think we parents have good intentions, and want to give our children the very best. We often plan out every waking hour of our children’s lives, and fill it with activities, and things to learn. But we need to remember that children also need personal space and un-structured time to grow into healthy adults. They need to climb trees, and run (and fall down), and catch bugs and frogs, and scrape their knees, and ride bikes, and make mud pies (and get dirty), and go on hikes, and play hide and seek, and fly kites, and swim in lakes, and play ball, and so many other activities that engage the 5 senses. Yes, safety is important, and no, mot everyone can provide such a place for children to do these things, but the principle is the same- children need free time.
One thing that I have noticed while living and teaching in Taiwan for the past 20 years (and I’m sure it happens in many places around the world), is that many children are burdened with academics- so much book-learning, so much homework, and testing, and pressure, that they don’t really know how to interact with the world. Children are so protected from nature, that they become unnatural; they are so protected from failure, that they don’t know how to fail well; they are so tired from all their school work, that they don’t have energy for family, hobbies, and delight-directed learning. And when the children whine and complain enough, the parents eventually give in and stop the noise by giving their children a smartphone (or a tablet, or a TV)
May we remember that children are children. May we not burden them, or cause them to stumble under heavy loads that they were not meant to bear. May we not pacify them with addictive technology. May they learn to work, and study, and do hard things, but have it all balanced with a healthy dose of play and laughter.
Peace to you all, and God bless the children,
Stephen
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