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If every ballet teacher, camp counselor, and overworked waiter could pass on a nugget of information about what they've learned in their interactions with children, the child-filled world would go around a little more smoothly. What advice do you wish other parents could hear? Tell us by posting a comment, below.
Posted by: Betsy Davenport| April 18, 2008 at 03:51 PM NOT TO FEEL GUILTY FOR BEING A WORKING MOM. SET STANDARTS. HAVE STRUCTURE IN THE DAILY ROUTINE. YOUR CHILDREN WILL BE GLAD YOU DID AND YOU TOO. THEY WILL BE HAPPY PEOPLE IN THE FUTURE. THEY WILL VISIT YOU TO GIVE YOU GOOD MOMENTS AND NOT SAD ONES. THEY WILL GROW TO BE INDEPENDENT BECAUSE THEY KNOW WHAT TO DO. NOT TO FEEL GUILTY FOR BEING A WORKING MOM. SET STANDARTS. HAVE STRUCTURE IN THE DAILY ROUTINE. YOUR CHILDREN WILL BE GLAD YOU DID AND YOU TOO. THEY WILL BE HAPPY PEOPLE IN THE FUTURE. THEY WILL VISIT YOU TO GIVE YOU GOOD MOMENTS AND NOT SAD ONES. THEY WILL GROW TO BE INDEPENDENT BECAUSE THEY KNOW WHAT TO DO. Enjoy your kids! My husband and I constantly marvel at the funny, sweet and amusing things our kids say or do. This is not to say we do not discipline or structure them - we firmly believe in raising them to be responsible, well-behaved children. But don't lose sight of the little kid things they do every day that can make your life so special. I HAVE WORKED IN ADMITTING/ER REGISTRATION FOR OVER 150 YEARS. IT NEVER CEASES TO AMAZE ME THE NUMBER OF PARENTS THAT DO NOT CARRY THEIR INSURANCE CARDS-PHOTO IDS-ANY LEGAL DOCUMENTS (FOSTER PARENTS) RECENT IMMUNIZATIONS-ALLERGIES.EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS. A DOCUMENT WITH THE SITTER FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE-A SHORT WRITTEN STATEMENT SIGNED BY A PARENT IS LEGAL-ALONG WITH ID AND HOW TO CONTACT PARENT. ALL OF THE ABOVE INFORMATION PLUS MORE SHOULD BE AT HAND 24/7. PLEASE THINK OF YOUR CHILDREN....IT WILL MAKE THINGS A LITTLE EASIER WHEN IN A STATE OF PANIC.....THANKS FOR LISTENING...JO I HAVE WORKED IN REGISTRATION (EMERGENCY/ Don't give up. Don't lose sight of the fact that your responsible for launching your child into the wide wide world prepared for laundry, dishes, cooking, stress, love, hurt, and to be parents themselves. Don't give up when the going gets tough. Love when you can't love any more, forgive when you need to forgive, always be there if they need to talk or a ride home, and don't walk away saying you can do no more. Don't judge a book by it's cover! Before judging a parent negatively by a child's "inappropriate" behavior in public, realize that this child may have a behavior disorder and the parent may be doing all he/she can in the situation. Show some compassion please! Parents need to put themselves in others' shoes when their kids are making a lot of noise in a restaurant. Please remove them! My husband and I have a pact - we will NEVER let our kids ruin anyone else's meal! Take them to the entryway, walk them around... do anything... Don't just ignore your screaming child and eat as if nothing is happening! Why can't some parents realize it when their kids are obnxious? Is it too much work to deal with the situation? My favourite excuse heard so far....."Oh that's boys for ya!" Recruit your backbone Mom and Dad and deal with it already!!! Kids need to learn how to get organized. They need help setting up a system and need practice using it. It is a skill, not something children intuitively know. When I was a teacher, I observed that often children struggling with homework problems or losing materials simply lacked an understanding of how to organize and maintain their time and materials. I always taught them the motto: A place for everything and everything in its place. It really reduced a lot of stress in my classroom, and in their minds. |
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Don't assume disobedince when a child resists chores and requests. Every time a child does what is asked, consider it a personal favor, worthy of appreciation.
Children have very different values than we do, and when they do our bidding, it is because A.) they are dependent and know it, B.) they are afraid of the consequences if they don't, C.) they want approval, D.) they're positively disposed toward us and can manage doing something they don't much want to do, in honor of the relationship.