Really, I think that going out and playing with your friends is kind of becoming a lost art, with the kids in the neighborhood.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Well, you don't get to do things that other children get to do, having friends and slumber parties and buddies. There were none of that for me. I didn't have friends when I was little. My brothers were my friends.
Going to dancing school, or being in a play, is a very familial feeling. You're around friends.
I have visited schools that have music programs and those that don't. I see the way the kids act with each other.
Don't just tell your kids to be active and to get outside and play. Lead by example.
It's nice to just be a kid and hang out with your friends at lunch.
I think there's a really mature side of me that can deal with problems - but when I'm with my friends, I get to act much more kidlike.
Since I'm homeschooled, I don't get much kid interaction, so I started at this gym and I got to meet other kids. I actually met one of my best friends there; we hang out all the time.
The fact that my grown kids like to hang out with me, I mean, it just - I don't think it really can get any better than that, I don't think.
Playing with friends is a victory.
I think you can totally be a totally normal kid from the suburbs of Chicago and go off and play shows. It's one of those things that when you go home, you're still the nerd you were when you left, and your parents still get to yell at you about cleaning up your room, and your girlfriend still drags you to the pet store.