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Parenting is not an easy job. My in-laws used to tell us their children didn’t come with instruction books – which is why they made so many mistakes as parents. I secretly thought to myself, “They made mistakes because they didn’t use their common sense.”
Of course, what did I know?
But, alas, it’s true – children don’t come with instruction books and as parents, we do the best we can based on our own upbringing and what we hear, read, and observe from other parents.
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The kids are restless and bored. What can you provide them that will:
1. Have them sit quietly while you get some work done?
2. Help your kids improve their reading skills without asking them to read?
3. Grow their vocabulary without giving them spelling assignments?
4. Entertain them with funny characters?
The answer is to play audiobooks.
When my youngest son was six years old, he loved to listen to music tapes. He would turn up the volume and sit there enthralled with the beat of the bass. He then would go around the house singing in his childlike voice, “Get on the bus, Gus. Pick up the key, Lee, Don’t be so coy, Roy…”
Posted in: Children Tags: Audio Books, children, Comprehension Level, family, Gus, Headphones, Informative Books, Intellectual Capacity, Judy Blume, Judy Blume Books, Learning Experience, Local Library, Music Tapes, parenting, Parenting Tips, Picture Books, raising children, Reading Skills, Special Interest, Spelling Assignments, Storybook Characters, Storybooks, Vocabulary, Youngest Son | No Comments
When I was a child my father expected me to make good grades. EXPECTED is the key word here. My parents didn’t have a lot of money, but would often pay me a quarter for every “A” I got on my report card. It was a reward.
I grew up and had children of my own. Naturally, I wanted to inspire them to reach their potentials while at the same time, teach them to appreciate . . . and to give.
Are you a parent with a defiant child? Are you pulling your hair out from opposition caused by your child?
If you’re a parent who’s tired of being tired, screaming at your kids, putting them in time-out, etc., then this article may be just what you’re looking for.
Households that are confusing (overactive) cause more confusion. Young children don’t know how to react to parents who come home from work tired and in need of peace and quiet – or how to deal with a household of siblings who also want and need attention. Therefore, negative attention, to a young child, is better than none at all.
Posted in: Children Tags: children, Defiant Child, disobedient child, Households, Negative Attention, Opposition, oppositional child, parenting, Parenting Solutions, Parents, Siblings, Terrible Twos, Time Out | No Comments
Do a search on the Internet for any number of keywords about your child’s poor behavior and you’ll be bombarded with thousands of websites!! Literally.
Does this mean our society today is also bombarded with out-of-control kids who backtalk their parents, teachers, and other adults, having no regard for people in authority?
I looked up popular keywords people search for in regards to their child’s negative behavior patterns and this is just SOME of what I found:
- child behavior management
- child behavior modification
- child behavior disorders
- child behavior anger
- child behavior discipline
Kids are pre-occupied and self-centered, for the most part. Let’s face it; we were all the same way when we were kids.
Kids live in their own worlds, occupied with peers, activity, and fun. Learning, exploring, and experimenting are part of their lives.
When I was 13, I specifically remember telling myself I would always remember what it felt like to be a 13-year-old. Not many years later, I only remembered that I told myself that; I could no longer recall the feeling. I do remember, however, that happiness and “maturity” were part of the experience.
Posted in: Children Tags: 8 Ways, adolescence, adolescent attitude, adolescent behavior, adolescents, Ancient History, Childhood Adventures, Earn Money, Experiences, Extra Money, Field Trips, Happiness, Household Chores, Interact, Maturity, Parents, Peers, Rules Of The Game, S Child, Saturday Morning, School Classroom, Sports, Supportive Manner, Volunteer, Wit, World Interest | No Comments
I’m very adamant about having kids obey the rules of the house so they’ll learn to obey the rules of society. You might say I’m the “old-fashioned” grandmother – believing that disciplining our children is the parent’s responsibility, not the responsibility of school or government.
Many of today’s children seem to talk back, roll their eyes, slam the doors, whine, cry, pout, hit, etc. Where did all this behavior come from??
Is it that children need attention they’re not getting? Negative attention is better than none at all.
Are parents really too busy to pay attention to their children in positive ways; to encourage their talents and accomplishments? I tend to think so.
Posted in: Children Tags: children, Gangs, House Rules, kid behavior, Mother And Grandmother, Negative Attention, Parents, Psychologist, Sibling, Single Mother, Single Parent, Single Parenthood, single parents | No Comments
I’ve done some searching on the Internet about how to raise a child in this modern age of “gimme”. The consequences of not giving in to a child’s early demands can be many . . . from screaming, temper tantrums, cursing, hitting, pushing, verbal abuse, etc.
It all boils down to the same thing – a child out of control.
Parenting is a huge challenge and responsibility. But ultimately the only job of a parent is to raise his/her child to be a productive, law-abiding adult. Whether that child goes on to become successful in the arts or in business or in sports is entirely up to him or her. As parents, we can encourage them in their personal interested endeavors.
Posted in: Children Tags: child misbehavior, child out of control, child rearing, children, corrective child, Misbehavior, parenting, Parents, Temper Tantrums, unruly child | No Comments
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2009
Smart but Scattered: Helping Kids Reach Their Potential With Focus and Organization
Author: Galoo
Both practical and sophisticated: A great resource.
Scientists who study child development have recently found that kids who are “smart but scattered” lack or lag behind in crucial executive skills – the core, brain-based habits of mind required to execute tasks like getting organized, staying focused, and controlling emotions.
Drawing on this revolutionary discovery, school psychologist Peg Dawson and neuropsychologist Richard Guare have developed an innovative program that parents and teachers can use to strengthen kids’ abilities to plan ahead, be efficient, follow through, and get things done.
I was at the gym today when one of the women was discussing an 11-year old boy in her neighborhood. This young boy has been terrorizing the people around him and vandalizing the common areas of her subdivision. He laughingly pulls up garage sale signs and community signs just for the “fun of it”. He bullies other children in the neighborhood to the point of tears. He has terrified kids with his fowl mouth and aggressive behavior. He drags things into the woods to hide them from their rightful owners. He scatters trash and cans around bushes and lawns.
Do you want a well-mannered child?
I think the answer is probably, “Yes”.
Before my kids went to school, they were pretty well-mannered. Once they reached school-age, however, they started to become more unruly, often challenging the home rules with what their friends were allowed to do.
Of course, I remember my mother telling me, “If so-and-so jumped off the bridge, would you jump, too?” Point is, what a friend does is not always the right choice to make.
Posted in: Children Tags: children, Classroom Rules, Dinner Time, Family Time, House Rules, Mannered Children, Obedience, Pattern Of Life, Play Time, Productive Member, Respect, Rules Of Conduct | No Comments
Dr. Phil had a show some time ago where he interviewed parents who had troublesome children or a child whose behavior they actually had come to fear. I have to say there’s something scary in the world when our children scream at us and get physical with their siblings.
Yes, sometimes it’s a medical problem which needs to be immediately addressed. But, if the child does not have a diagnosed medical problem and is simply let go to practice his or her own manipulation, it gets totally out of hand.
Posted in: Children Tags: adolescent attitude, adolescent behavior, Attitudes, Bad Behavior, Behavior Problems, Boot Camp, Brother, children, Children, Dr Phil, Government Agencies, Great Solution, Little Daughter, Little Girl, Manipulation, Medical Problem, Occasions, parenting, Parents, sarcastic kids, Segment, Siblings, Terror, Violence, Young Couple | No Comments
Are you giving your child the best education? Knowledge is not limited to books picked out by an elected official of the local county government.
Every parent wants the best for his/her children. Unfortunately, sometimes the ‘best’ is limited to physical ‘things’ – keeping up with their peers and giving in to the child’s whims and desires.
Often peer pressure comes from classmates who are wearing the ‘best’ designer shoes and/or clothing. Or, wanting to be in the ‘best’ club or sports team.
Posted in: Children Tags: Best Education, child education, Class Routine, County Government, Education Knowledge, home school, Home Schooling, Homework Schedules, Moral Responsibility, Peer Pressure, Proper Guidance, public education, Social Situations, Sports Team, teaching children, Undivided Attention | No Comments
I’m sitting here thinking about childhood – mine, my kids, my grandkids; and how fleeting childhood is.
As adults we often say, “Oh my, where have the years gone?”
And, as we wearily carry ourselves off to bed at night, the children are still wound up . . . perhaps crying and whining to stay up later.
Children are busy little things. They have a ton of toys and gadgets to fool around with and to occupy their minds. And so, we give them “just a few more minutes, then it’s lights out”. We unknowingly and unconsciously allow them to make the rules and to manipulate us to get their own way.
Posted in: Children Tags: childhood, children, Grandkids, parenting, Patience, Peers, Playthings, Pride, Principles Of Life, spoiled kids, Temper, Tv Commercials | No Comments
Can You Identify The Ways? (Answers at bottom of page)
I well remember reading to my children on a regular basis. They loved getting books and reading them to each other, or at bedtime before the lights went out. Books are full of adventure and excitement, not to mention educational and great practice of a child’s reading skills. Closeout books are a wonderful way to add to your child’s “library”. Of course, Amazon has a huge selection of children’s storybooks at low prices.
To Those of You Born 1930 – 1979
(This has been around awhile and posted on other sites, but worthy of repeat here because it’s soooo true!)
TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED THE 1930’s, 40’s, 50’s, 60’s and 70’s!!
First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they were pregnant.
They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can and didn’t get tested for diabetes.
Then after that trauma, we were put to sleep on our tummies in baby cribs covered with bright colored lead-base paints.
Posted in: Children Tags: Air Bags, Baby Cribs, Bald Tires, Base Paints, Baseball Caps, Blue Cheese Dressing, Booster Seats, Car Seats, child fun, childhood, childhood survival, Four Friends, Garden Hose, Go Carts, kids, Kool Aid, Medicine Bottles, Mud Pies, Pick Up Truck, Soft Drink, Streetlights, Tummies, White Bread, White Sugar | No Comments
There’s only 1 way to correct children and that’s the RIGHT way. . . without anger, without violence, without creating resentment.
That said, however, there are numerous ways to correct a child the proper way.
When I was little (umpteen years ago) just one look on my father’s face was correction enough. He had steel blue eyes and when he was angry with my behavior or lack of it, the sparkle left and his eyes became fierce daggers.
Posted in: Children Tags: child correction, child discipline, child obedience, children, kids, mis-behaving child, mis-behavior, Obedience, parenting | No Comments