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Brief Treatise on Child Rearing
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To listen to some of the pro-hitters here, one could form the impression that raising children without violence is so difficult, it's an impossible task for most people. We are told it is appropriate to hit toddlers when they dash into the street, or when they try to insert some object into an electrical outlet, or reach up to touch a hot stove, or have a tantrum or act up in a store We're told that assaulting a child is a reasonable response when the child is defiant, or breaks the rules or whe ...
OT: joy, a child rearing problem and just general BS
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I am sitting here listening to Christmas music - I got an unexpected day off today - and just feeling generally joyous. DH and I have been approved for a small loan, after many credit problems in general our report is finally looking good again! Better yet, this loan, which will hopefully be repaid pronto, marks the beginning of rebuilding our credit rating. Whooohoooo! Now for the child rearing thing. I bought Stevie 2 brand new pairs of jeans because the cool season is upon us (almost freezing ...
Child Rearing and Empathy
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Rhy made a comment about teaching children empathy, and I'd just like to add some of my own thoughts. It is my opinion that this is the only sensible way of having them deal with morality. In fact, it's useful for all of those really awkward situations you see in a store, with a parent who can't handle his or her or its children. I'm sure you've all seen them. It's the child who's also trying to touch and pick up merchandise. Or the one that uses their outdoor voice to talk, and babbles endlessl ...
Brief Treatise on Child Rearing
(25 Messages)
To listen to some of the pro-hitters here, one could form the impression that raising children without violence is so difficult, it's an impossible task for most people. We are told it is appropriate to hit toddlers when they dash into the street, or when they try to insert some object into an electrical outlet, or reach up to touch a hot stove, or have a tantrum or act up in a store We're told that assaulting a child is a reasonable response when the child is defiant, or breaks the rules or whe ...
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Some hard facts about child rearing - Family Times - The It is not the responsibility of parents to make sure that a child enters adulthood problem-free. That is, in fact, an impossible dream, yet it seems many parents believe it is their job. This was brought to mind by a conversation I had recently with the mother of a 15-year-old girl. The child was moody, negative and pessimistic and seemed to believe she could not do anything right. Nevertheless, she made reasonably good grades, had a reasonable number of steady friends and was viewed reasonably well by adults. I pointed out that the girl seemed to be doing OK. That fell on deaf ears. Mom wanted ...
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Jankovich: Dyer will be disciplined for DUI Note: All views and opinions expressed in reader comments are solely those of the individual submitting the comment, and not those of the Pantagraph or its staff. why wrote on Aug 21, 2007 11:07 PM: " Why all the comments about severely punishing Levi? Look at the football coach and the players that he has brought in as transfers. Nothing is ever mentioned about it much less any outrage. A DUI is nothing compared to some of that. " I agree with coach wrote on Aug 21, 2007 9:36 PM: " Nice way to start coach. When Dyer does something good it is not discussed in the newspaper, why when ...
Week of August 21 Sure to be popular with a wide range of readers, Carter’s second novel (following The Orange Blossom Special ) is also set in Florida at Weeki Wachee Springs, a kitschy 1940s tourist resort where young women perform as live mermaids. Meet teenager Delores Walker, a girl who’s most comfortable in the water, as she leaves her dysfunctional Bronx, NY, family in 1972 to become a mermaid. And there is Thelma Foote, Weeki Wachee’s owner who must find a way to survive in the face of competition from newly opened Walt Disney ...
What qualities constitute a great decision? Who are the people behind some of the most influential and far-reaching decisions ever made? Senator McCain, with frequent coauthor Salter ( Character Is Destiny ), pinpoints six qualities that he believes are usually present in the foundation of good decisions. Each chapter focuses on one of these qualities, with profiles of individuals who possess these components in their character. Extensive background information accompanies each profile, and McCain delves into who the people really were—what made them tick and their ...
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How to stop worrying about child care Even now, with 3-year-old Daniel and his little brother, James, happily and safely ensconced in day care, I feel the uncertainty that seems part of handing over your kids to someone else. Should I work less or try again for a nanny? Shell out more cash for a ritzier day care? Fact is, "even when you know you've done it 'right' choosing child care, the uncomfortable feelings come," says Linda Smith, executive director of the National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies. Parenting.com: ...
Add in the child-care studies that periodically make alarming headlines in the news media -- like research from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development about how kids in child-care centers exhibit a slight increase in minor behavior problems through sixth grade -- and it's a wonder any of us have a moment's peace of mind. (Of course, that study also found that kids who experience high-quality child care, even in centers, have better-than-average vocabulary skills through fifth grade, but the guilt-provoking part of the findings ...
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Discipline in Colleges Background Information: The teaching and guidance aspects of parenting are perhaps the greatest concerns that caregivers have in adequately performing their duties. The issue of how to provide adequate and appropriate discipline in guiding children's growth and development is of primary concern to parents and others who care for children. The meaning of discipline is frequently misunderstood and commonly used uncomfortable with the word discipline because it recalls resentment and frustrations from their childhood. The term discipline is derived from an old English word and means "to teach or train." Discipline is teaching children ...
Redbook Magazine Full of Porn After having lost the battle with HBO and Harry Potter, the fundies are turning their attentions to a new form of vile filth: women's magazines. Damn you, Redbook, for having articles about sex within your non-family-oriented pages! What's next to fall into moral depravity? Hustler? This screeching diatribe is written by a raving Marcia Segelstein for OneNewsNow. Oh boy, I can't wait. Please tell me how Redbook is destroying the moral fabric of our nation. Before you read this column, be warned that it may contain material you find ...
15 comments: bay-of-fundie said... I only wish that the dentist I had when I was a kid would have had Redbook or Cosmo . He was some sort of fundie. All he had were illustrated Bible stories. Those were more painful than the dentistry. BTW, even though Scarlett O'Hara is a "19th century heroine", the book she's from was written in the 1930s. A better example would be Moll Flanders. Her book dates to 1722, but the events take place in the 1600s. This makes her a 17th century heroine. That's 200 years better! She ought to be even ...
Drama of The Gifted Child Its whole being would like to shout out its anger, give voice to its feeling of outrage, call for help. But that is exactly what it may not do. All its normal reactions, the reactions with which nature has endowed it to help it survive, remain blocked. If no witness comes to its aid, these natural reactions would enlarge and prolong the child's sufferings. Ultimately, the child could die of them.
Thus, the healthy impulse to protest against inhumanity has to be suppressed. The child attempts to extinguish and erase from memory everything that has happened to it, in order to banish from consciousness the burning outrage, fury , fear, and the unbearable pain - as it hopes, forever. What remains is a feeling of its own guilt, rather than outrage that it is forced to kiss the hand that beats it and beg for forgiveness - something that unfortunately happens more than one imagines.The abused child goes on living within those who have survived such torture, a torture ...
Sometimes My Kid Drives Me Nuts What Can I do Abou Sometimes My Kid Drives Me Nuts What Can I do About it? Almost every parent is "driven up a wall" when their child behaves in certain ways. The behavior that "pushes a parent's buttons" happens frequently - too frequently as far as most parents are concerned. And that is the problem. Parents believe that certain acting out behavior of their child causes them to feel upset. It seems so obvious. The parent wasn't upset before the child started behaving that way. The day had been going along pretty well. But when their youngster, ...
About TheGoToMom WWW.TheGoToMom.TV Kimberley Clayton Blaine is a mother of two young boys and is a licensed Family and Child Therapist with a specialty in working with children ages newborn to six years old. She has been working with families and children for over 20 years. Her years of experience include: working as a preschool teacher, psychology intern, supervisor of preschool programs, director of child abuse programs and trainer for child welfare organizations. She has created children’s coloring books for the California Department of Criminal Justice Planning and has coordinated conferences for CA Dept. ...