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Wednesday, 28 May 2014
Thursday, 22 May 2014
Canadian politicians who look like cartoon characters
Just as life sometimes imitates art, life forms sometimes imitate cartoon characters.
This phenomenon appears to take place with particular frequency in the realm of politics, where a number of politicians seem to be taking cues from characters in the world of Disney.
Take a look at the pictures below and vote on which duo looks the most alike.
Also, please feel to suggest a politician-cartoon-character duo.
Take a look at the pictures below and vote on which duo looks the most alike.
Also, please feel to suggest a politician-cartoon-character duo.
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Elizabeth May & The Fairy Godmother (Cinderella)
Justin Trudeau & Prince Eric from The Little Mermaid
Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre & Harry Potter
Thomas Mulcair & Yosemite Sam
Stephan Dion & Ned Flanders (The Simpsons)
Conservatve MP Eve Adams & Tinker Bell, Peter Pan
Please offer your suggestions
Justin Trudeau & Prince Eric from The Little Mermaid
Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre & Harry Potter
Thomas Mulcair & Yosemite Sam
Stephan Dion & Ned Flanders (The Simpsons)
Conservatve MP Eve Adams & Tinker Bell, Peter Pan
Please offer your suggestions
Unusual questions : Thinking outside the box --- (Part 4)
This a game. Don't think too hard. Just say the first thing that comes to your mind.
Have fun with these questions.
>> Do you hate when people sit next to you on the bus, and get offended when they don't?
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>> when I didn't hear what people said, I smile and hope it wasn't a question.
So I wonder about people smiling when I talk.
Does it happen to you? How often?
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>> Can you cite 3 horrible things that could happen in your life?
- seeing your mom cry
- slow internet / computer crashes
- ??
(1) Fill in the blank.
(2) Your list may look different, so please share your own list of 3 things.
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>> What's your favorite F words?
My favorite is Friday. I bet you didn't expect me to say that!
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>> When you're at someone's house. You want to be polite and likeable, so you say, "What a lovely home!"
Have you said, instead, something odd, something people did not expect to hear.
For example, "What's your wifi password?"
I'm interested to hear comments or questions like that
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Have fun with these questions.
>> Do you hate when people sit next to you on the bus, and get offended when they don't?
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>> when I didn't hear what people said, I smile and hope it wasn't a question.
So I wonder about people smiling when I talk.
Does it happen to you? How often?
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>> Can you cite 3 horrible things that could happen in your life?
- seeing your mom cry
- slow internet / computer crashes
- ??
(1) Fill in the blank.
(2) Your list may look different, so please share your own list of 3 things.
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>> What's your favorite F words?
My favorite is Friday. I bet you didn't expect me to say that!
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>> When you're at someone's house. You want to be polite and likeable, so you say, "What a lovely home!"
Have you said, instead, something odd, something people did not expect to hear.
For example, "What's your wifi password?"
I'm interested to hear comments or questions like that
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Unusual questions : Thinking outside the box --- (Part 3)
This a game. Don't think too hard. Just say the first thing that comes to your mind.
Have fun with these questions.
(1) If barbie is so popular... then why do you have to buy her friends?
(2) If your goal is to fail and you succeed have you failed or succeeded?
(3) Why is it that everyone who likes you is cool and smart and everyone who
doesn't is an egomaniacal asshole?
(4) Why do they call it taking a shit when you are really leaving one?
(5) Why is it called fun sized candy? What's so fun about getting less candy?
(6) If 3 people having sex is a "threesome," and two people at it is a "twosome," why is "handsome" a compliment?
(7) Why don't prisons just give out liquid soap?
(8) Try saying “Beer can” with a British accent. Does it sound like "Bacon" with a Jamaican accent to you?
(9) Why is the pizza round, put in a square box, and the slices triangle?
(10) When people yawn, do deaf people think they're screaming?
Have fun with these questions.
(1) If barbie is so popular... then why do you have to buy her friends?
(2) If your goal is to fail and you succeed have you failed or succeeded?
(3) Why is it that everyone who likes you is cool and smart and everyone who
doesn't is an egomaniacal asshole?
(4) Why do they call it taking a shit when you are really leaving one?
(5) Why is it called fun sized candy? What's so fun about getting less candy?
(6) If 3 people having sex is a "threesome," and two people at it is a "twosome," why is "handsome" a compliment?
(7) Why don't prisons just give out liquid soap?
(8) Try saying “Beer can” with a British accent. Does it sound like "Bacon" with a Jamaican accent to you?
(9) Why is the pizza round, put in a square box, and the slices triangle?
(10) When people yawn, do deaf people think they're screaming?
Unusual questions : Thinking outside the box --- (Part 2)
This a game. Don't think too hard. Just say the first thing that comes to your mind.
Have fun with these questions.
(1) Pinocchio is a fictional character.
He is known for having a short nose that becomes longer when he is under stress, especially while lying.
If Pinocchio were to say "I am getting sick", this could be either true or false.
What if Pinocchio said "My nose is about to grow," what would happen?
(2) If you only live once, why do something so stupid with your only life?
(3) If someone with multiple personalities threatens to kill himself, is it considered a hostage situation?
(4) You have to wonder... The guy who discovered milk, what was he doing to that cow?
(5) If swearing is immature, why is it referred to as "Adult Language"?
(6) What if Men In Black was real, but we can't remember because we've all been neuralized?
(7) What if dreams are remembering other lives, I've lived?
(8) In libraries, do they put the bible in the fiction or non-fiction section?
(9) What if cats have their own internet, and it's full of pictures of us?
(10) Isn't it ironic what killed Steve Jobs has the initials PC?
(Steve Jobs died of pancreatic cancer, P.C.)
Have fun with these questions.
(1) Pinocchio is a fictional character.
He is known for having a short nose that becomes longer when he is under stress, especially while lying.
If Pinocchio were to say "I am getting sick", this could be either true or false.
What if Pinocchio said "My nose is about to grow," what would happen?
(2) If you only live once, why do something so stupid with your only life?
(3) If someone with multiple personalities threatens to kill himself, is it considered a hostage situation?
(4) You have to wonder... The guy who discovered milk, what was he doing to that cow?
(5) If swearing is immature, why is it referred to as "Adult Language"?
(6) What if Men In Black was real, but we can't remember because we've all been neuralized?
(7) What if dreams are remembering other lives, I've lived?
(8) In libraries, do they put the bible in the fiction or non-fiction section?
(9) What if cats have their own internet, and it's full of pictures of us?
(10) Isn't it ironic what killed Steve Jobs has the initials PC?
(Steve Jobs died of pancreatic cancer, P.C.)
Unusual questions : Thinking outside the box --- (Part 1)
This a game. Don't think too hard. Just say the first thing that comes to your mind.
Have fun with these questions.
(1) If seeing is believing, then how come looks are deceiving?
(2) Ever notice when you blow in a dog's face, he gets mad but when you take him for a car ride, he sticks his head out the window?
(3) How come people tell you to stay a kid for as long as you can. Yet the moment you do anything childish or immature they tell you to grow up?
Have fun with these questions.
(1) If seeing is believing, then how come looks are deceiving?
(2) Ever notice when you blow in a dog's face, he gets mad but when you take him for a car ride, he sticks his head out the window?
(3) How come people tell you to stay a kid for as long as you can. Yet the moment you do anything childish or immature they tell you to grow up?
(4) If a turtle loses its shell, is it naked or homeless?
(5) If a tomato is a fruit, would that make ketchup a jam?
(6) If steroids are illegal for athletes, shouldn't Photoshop be illegal for models?
(7) What if your pillow collected your dreams and when you wake up, you plug it into your computer & watch them all over again?
(8) Why is "All Together" written separately, but "Separately" is written all together?
(9) If someone with multiple personalities threatens to kill himself, is it considered a hostage situation?
(10) What three things would you bring to a deserted Island? I've asked this question many times to people (online and offline), only a small number of people answer: "Boat"
Why doesn't everyone say "BOAT"?
Northern Gateway pipeline
A wide chasm divides Alberta and British Columbia when it comes to the Northern Gateway pipeline.
A poll conducted by Abacus Data shows that 30% of Alberta respondents strongly support the Northern Gateway while 33% "somewhat" support it.
By contrast, in British Columbia 40% of respondents strongly oppose the project while 16% are "somewhat" against it.
The divide was similarly apparent when it came to Northern Gateway's economic benefits.
46% of respondents in Alberta "strongly agree" that all Canadians would benefit from wealth generated by the pipeline. 28% of Albertans somewhat agree.
In British Columbia, 24% of respondents "strongly disagree" that Canadians would benefit from the pipeline and 28% "somewhat agree" with the idea.
Where do you stand on the Northern Gateway Pipeline proposal?
Should we allow that to happen?
Do you see it as the greatest threat to the BC environment in your lifetime?
A poll conducted by Abacus Data shows that 30% of Alberta respondents strongly support the Northern Gateway while 33% "somewhat" support it.
By contrast, in British Columbia 40% of respondents strongly oppose the project while 16% are "somewhat" against it.
The divide was similarly apparent when it came to Northern Gateway's economic benefits.
46% of respondents in Alberta "strongly agree" that all Canadians would benefit from wealth generated by the pipeline. 28% of Albertans somewhat agree.
In British Columbia, 24% of respondents "strongly disagree" that Canadians would benefit from the pipeline and 28% "somewhat agree" with the idea.
Where do you stand on the Northern Gateway Pipeline proposal?
Should we allow that to happen?
Do you see it as the greatest threat to the BC environment in your lifetime?
TV character: like and dislike?
Which TV character do you despise / like?
And why?
In your opinion, who are the most overrated and underrated actors and actresses?
And why?
In your opinion, who are the most overrated and underrated actors and actresses?
Creative hobby outside work
People who have a creative hobby outside work may find it boosts their work performance, according to a new study
Creative hobbies may help you recover from the demands of your job.
e.g. photography, cooking or other creative hobbies
Do you have a creative hobby? If you don't, which one would you choose? And why?
Please share your thoughts.
Creative hobbies may help you recover from the demands of your job.
e.g. photography, cooking or other creative hobbies
Do you have a creative hobby? If you don't, which one would you choose? And why?
Please share your thoughts.
Random questions
Why Is Spring the Season of Hope?
Why Does Losing Weight Make Us Happy?
Why Do We Get All Emotional About the Olympics?
Why Do We Love to Go to the Movies?
Why Do We Give Hurricanes Names?
Why Do Dog Owners Look Like Their Pets?
Why Do Fortune Cookies Have Messages?
Why Do We Give Hurricanes Names?
We see it every year at Halloween, the common image of a witch riding a broomstick across the night sky.
But why? Do you know?
Why Do We Drink Coffee in the Morning?
Why Do We Make a Fuss Over the Royal Baby?
What's often hard to do but more than worth it at the end?
What's one habit that you have that you never noticed until someone called you out on it?
Which famous quote always gives you the chills?
What two animals, if combined, would make for an awesome animal?
What two fruits, if combined, would make for an awesome fruit?
Why Does Losing Weight Make Us Happy?
Why Do We Get All Emotional About the Olympics?
Why Do We Love to Go to the Movies?
Why Do We Give Hurricanes Names?
Why Do Dog Owners Look Like Their Pets?
Why Do Fortune Cookies Have Messages?
Why Do We Give Hurricanes Names?
We see it every year at Halloween, the common image of a witch riding a broomstick across the night sky.
But why? Do you know?
Why Do We Drink Coffee in the Morning?
Why Do We Make a Fuss Over the Royal Baby?
What's often hard to do but more than worth it at the end?
What's one habit that you have that you never noticed until someone called you out on it?
Which famous quote always gives you the chills?
What two animals, if combined, would make for an awesome animal?
What two fruits, if combined, would make for an awesome fruit?
B.C.'s apology to Chinese Canadians
It continues to be shocking that, as recently as 1947, there was explicit institutional racism against Chinese immigrants to Canada.
Last Thursday, the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia finally passed a motion to apologize to Chinese Canadians.
Canada as a whole was deeply implicated. Though B.C. was the province chiefly concerned, the two most important laws that discriminated against Chinese immigrants were passed by the Parliament of Canada.
Eight years ago, after he became prime minister, Stephen Harper moved promptly to offer an apology.
Do you think the province’s apology to Chinese Canadians was sincere?
The first immigrants from China to B.C. arrived in Victoria in the 1850s to join the Fraser Valley Gold Rush. By 1872, they were prohibited from voting. The prohibition wasn't lifted until 1949 in B.C.
By the 1880s, construction of the CP Railway was employing thousands of Chinese immigrants. But after the railway was completed, to discourage further immigration, a $50 head tax was imposed in 1885, and by 1903 it was raised to $500.
It's estimated about 82,000 Chinese paid the tax until the Exclusion Act came into effect in 1923, effectively banning further immigration from China until 1947. Restrictions on Chinese immigration remained in place until 1967.
Last Thursday, the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia finally passed a motion to apologize to Chinese Canadians.
Canada as a whole was deeply implicated. Though B.C. was the province chiefly concerned, the two most important laws that discriminated against Chinese immigrants were passed by the Parliament of Canada.
Eight years ago, after he became prime minister, Stephen Harper moved promptly to offer an apology.
Do you think the province’s apology to Chinese Canadians was sincere?
The first immigrants from China to B.C. arrived in Victoria in the 1850s to join the Fraser Valley Gold Rush. By 1872, they were prohibited from voting. The prohibition wasn't lifted until 1949 in B.C.
By the 1880s, construction of the CP Railway was employing thousands of Chinese immigrants. But after the railway was completed, to discourage further immigration, a $50 head tax was imposed in 1885, and by 1903 it was raised to $500.
It's estimated about 82,000 Chinese paid the tax until the Exclusion Act came into effect in 1923, effectively banning further immigration from China until 1947. Restrictions on Chinese immigration remained in place until 1967.
The apology, which was introduced by Premier Christy Clark on Thursday morning, aims to recognize and make amends for 160 historical racist and discriminatory policies imposed in B.C., such as denying Chinese immigrants the right to vote and charging them a head tax to immigrate.
There was no individual compensation offered as part for the apology, but Clark did announce the government would put $1 million into a legacy fund that would be used to fund educational initiatives.
Clark said the apology was formulated after nearly a year of hearings on the issue, which included debate on whether compensation should be offered.
B.c. Teachers Strike 2014
Do you support the B.C. Teachers Federation in their current job action?
Does the teacher job action affect you?
Do you think there is enough goodwill to achieve a teacher contract without further job action?
Do you think the teachers setting up rotating strike action at schools across the province next week is a smart negotiating tactic?
B.C. teachers begin four days of rotating strikes in the province on Monday, May 26, as part of escalating job action in their contract negotiations with the province.
Parents and kids are continually at the centre of this tug-of-war between the BCTF and government.
What are parents supposed to do?
Does the teacher job action affect you?
Do you think there is enough goodwill to achieve a teacher contract without further job action?
Do you think the teachers setting up rotating strike action at schools across the province next week is a smart negotiating tactic?
B.C. teachers begin four days of rotating strikes in the province on Monday, May 26, as part of escalating job action in their contract negotiations with the province.
Parents and kids are continually at the centre of this tug-of-war between the BCTF and government.
What are parents supposed to do?
Texting while driving
Do you continue to see drivers texting and talking on mobile devices?
Is a shaming campaign like Twit Spotting necessary in order to get people to stop using hand-held devices while driving?
Twit Spotting
Twit Spotting is an online campaign to expose distracted drivers
Twit Spotting posts photos of people using their phones while driving.
The website encourages people to send the pictures, along with information about where the photo was taken.
According to the website, "the more of us out there documenting, the more behavior will change."
The biggest challenge to preventing distracted driving is complacent social attitudes. There is no stigma, there is no sense of shame.
We're going to have to re-position what it means whe people see you talking on the phone.
Maybe stand-up comedians should be recruited to ridicule the behaviour.
Would it change the minds of people who already think the law doesn't apply to them?
Could you think of an idea that would prevent this type of behavior?
Wednesday, 21 May 2014
Canadians' Favorite And Least Favorite Cellphone Companies
According to a survey, here's the favorites and least favorites:
The Top 5- Canada's Favourite Cellphone Companies
5. Mobilicity
4. Public Mobile
3. WIND Mobile
2. Virgin Mobile
1. Koodo Mobile
The Bottom 5- Canada's Least Favourite Cellphone Companies
5. SaskTel
4. Fido
3. Telus
2. Bell
1. Rogers
What's your take on this?
The Top 5- Canada's Favourite Cellphone Companies
5. Mobilicity
4. Public Mobile
3. WIND Mobile
2. Virgin Mobile
1. Koodo Mobile
The Bottom 5- Canada's Least Favourite Cellphone Companies
5. SaskTel
4. Fido
3. Telus
2. Bell
1. Rogers
What's your take on this?
Humor & Sarcasm: Rules to live by
Find a humorous, sarcastic spin on any other rule, piece of advice you were given.
Here's another example,
Talking to a procrastinator: Go ahead and procrastinate now ... oh, no, you might put it off, too!?
Words, expressions you find annoying?
We all earned that familiar saying "stick and stones may break your bones, but words can never hurt you." Then we grow up and we the power that words really have.
Words can hurt or annoy you.
So which words, expressions do you find annoying and hope that people would stop using them?
In my list there are many.
The first one is, "rant"
"Rant" has become our way of invalidating opinions.
The word: Should
Should we stop using the word "should" ?
How many times a day do you use the word "should" in reference to yourself or other people? We use it a lot.
Words can hurt or annoy you.
So which words, expressions do you find annoying and hope that people would stop using them?
In my list there are many.
The first one is, "rant"
"Rant" has become our way of invalidating opinions.
The word: Should
How many times a day do you use the word "should" in reference to yourself or other people? We use it a lot.
Have you noticed that telling yourself you should be doing more or being more was not actually helping you do more or be more?
When we use the word "should," we're not accepting reality. We're talking about things that we wish were so, but aren't (or vice versa).
Whenever I used the word "should" when talking to myself, it was motivated by a lack of self-acceptance rather than encouragement.
What's your take on the word "should" ?
I believe we should stop using the expression, "You're being defensive!"
If you've ever been on the receiving end of these words, you know that the last thing that you feel like doing upon hearing them is to drop your guard and open your heart. Ironically, that's probably exactly what the person delivering these words is trying to get you to do.
I believe we should stop using the expression, "You're being defensive!"
If you've ever been on the receiving end of these words, you know that the last thing that you feel like doing upon hearing them is to drop your guard and open your heart. Ironically, that's probably exactly what the person delivering these words is trying to get you to do.
And going back to the topic of this blog, what words, expressions do you find annoying?
More memorable than a smell?
Do you agree that nothing is more memorable than a smell?
Why do smells evoke memories so vividly?
Why do smells evoke memories so vividly?
What Makes Up Happiness?
Walter Hagen (1892-1969) was an American professional golfer
"Don't hurry, don't worry, you're only here for a short visit, so be sure to smell the flowers along the way."
Nobody is absolutely sure if the following story is true, but here's the version I've heard...
When John Lennon was a young boy, his mother often told him that the key to life is to be happy. When he got older, one of Lennon's teachers gave his class an assignment: "Write down what you want to be when you grow up." Lennon wrote down, "Happy."
The teacher handed little Lennon his paper back and said, "I don't think you understand the assignment." Lennon handed the paper right back to the teacher and said, "I don't think you understand life."
What type of goals that will make you happiest?
"Don't hurry, don't worry, you're only here for a short visit, so be sure to smell the flowers along the way."
Nobody is absolutely sure if the following story is true, but here's the version I've heard...
When John Lennon was a young boy, his mother often told him that the key to life is to be happy. When he got older, one of Lennon's teachers gave his class an assignment: "Write down what you want to be when you grow up." Lennon wrote down, "Happy."
The teacher handed little Lennon his paper back and said, "I don't think you understand the assignment." Lennon handed the paper right back to the teacher and said, "I don't think you understand life."
Whether the story is true or not, does not matter. It's powerful enough to make a point.
What type of goals that will make you happiest?
Type of car you'll buy next time?
The next time you buy a car will it be:
(a) Gas/diesel
(b) Hybrid
(c) Electric
Cite your reasons.
(a) Gas/diesel
(b) Hybrid
(c) Electric
Cite your reasons.
Immunization: your choice?
Do you believe in immunization?
Do you believe ...
>> it's your choice to vaccinate or
>> not yours?
Do you believe ...
>> it's your choice to vaccinate or
>> not yours?
Word to describe today's political party?
Which word best describes today's
... the Conservative Party
... the Liberal Party
... NDP
... Green Party
... the Conservative Party
... the Liberal Party
... NDP
... Green Party
Advice to improve someone's quality of life?
If you could give one piece of advice to improve quality of life, what would it be?
Motivation for exercise
Do you exercise?
How do you get motivated to exercise?
What simple mental trick people can do right now?
How do you get motivated to exercise?
What simple mental trick people can do right now?
Choose a a character from any book, movie or video game
If you could live as a character from any book or movie, who would you be?
What about a video game?
I mean, if you could be in any video game which one would you chose?
What about a video game?
I mean, if you could be in any video game which one would you chose?
Pun #1: Bacon & Fried
Pick any two food items and make a pun.
Here's another example:
Find another one.
Should restaurants offer discount for 'well-behaved kids'?
A Calgary restaurant cuts bill for parents of well-behaved offspring.
Calgary’s Carino Bistro deducts $5 from the bill of any table where the youngest guests don’t leave a bad taste with other diners.
So should restaurants offer discounts for 'well-behaved kids'?
Critics of the move said it is unnecessary to reward parents for teaching their children good manners, which they should already be doing.
Would surcharge on unruly children be more effective at deterring bad manners?
Restaurant offering discounts to polite customers
Sign outside Côte d'Azur establishment lists price of coffee as €7 but 'Bonjour, un café, s'il vous plaît' costs only €1.40
The manager of the cafe said he had not yet had to enforce the politeness policy, and admitted the sign was more of a gentle reminder than a serious threat.
"It started as a joke because at lunchtime people would come in very stressed and were sometimes rude to us when they ordered a coffee," Pepino told the English language website the Local.
"It's our way of saying: 'Keep calm and carry on.'"
He added: "Most of my customers are regulars and they just see the funny side and exaggerate their politeness.
"But people are more relaxed now, and they're smiling more. That's the most important thing."
Would that work in Canada?
Would you like to see this pay system instituted in the city where you live? What's your biggest pet peeve as a customer or a server? Share your thoughts below
Earworm
An earworm is a song that sticks in your mind, and will not leave no matter how much you try.
There are snippets of a catchy song inexplicably play like a broken record in your brain.
It feels very intrusive.
How do you get rid of earworms?
What do you do to get a tune out of your head?
On the other hand, which song do you think you'll never get sick of?
Name few songs.
Stop Bragging
What do people regularly brag about that is not worth bragging about?
Name few things people need to stop bragging about
I like this Spanish proverb: “Tell me what you brag about and I'll tell you what you lack”
It means, “He who is humble is confident and wise. He who brags is insecure and lacking.”
Life lesson you can teach?
What's the greatest life lesson you can teach in few words?
Life lesson from the actor Charlie Day:
Youtube: Charlie Day's Merrimack College Commencement Address
A life lesson from the comedian Steve Martin:
Life lesson from the actor Charlie Day:
Youtube: Charlie Day's Merrimack College Commencement Address
A life lesson from the comedian Steve Martin:
Canadian nuclear plants
Are you worried about the safety of Canadian nuclear plants?
Yes
No
Undecided
Should the expansion of nuclear power be halted and nuclear plants shut down so that we can develop a clean energy future?
Yes
No
Undecided
Should the expansion of nuclear power be halted and nuclear plants shut down so that we can develop a clean energy future?
microchip your kids
Do you think that the Amber Alert system used for child kidnappings is effective?
If you could microchip your kids to keep track of them, would you?
Yes
No
Do you think it's a "better safe than sorry" move or a sign of helicopter parenting going too far?
Does it give a false sense of security?
Parents' anxieties are understandable, and we know that children are anxious too, a lot of this has to do with the constant media coverage.
Age group:
Would you say from infant to years is a good idea?
After that it would be at the child discretion.
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