Back Talk

September 29, 2008 at 12:11 pm · Comments (2)
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Lately I have been rather unhappy with the way my child has been “talking back” to me. I’m almost to the point that I am going to start grounding him for it. I have tried other forms of discipline for this particular issue and nothing seems to be making any progress. I almost feel that grounding a child for sassing is a little extreme, but if taking away toys, time outs, and computer and television restriction don’t do the trick then what else is there? I thought of putting soap in his mouth, too, but I don’t know. It’s quite frustrating. Don’t get me wrong, he’s a good boy. He’s just got a little mouth on him. My mother said I was the same way. I thought I was a Miss Know-It-All, and no one could tell me otherwise. Some would say I’m still that way. I guess that’s where he gets it from.

Anyway, I guess I’ll figure something out but if anyone has any suggestions I’m open to hear them.

Commenters: Brittney, Julie

What Influence Do YOU have On Your Children?

September 26, 2008 at 12:02 am · Comments (1)
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Since reading and blogging about the child who was suspended from school because of his anti-Obama t-shirt, I’ve been thinking about about what we as parents are teaching our children, and what they are actually picking up from us that we may not even realize we are teaching them. As parents, it is our responsibility to teach our kids the various basics of life, and also to be moral, responsible, upstanding citizens. But we are only human, we make mistakes, we sometimes thrust our opinions and judgments onto our children unconsciously. Some people may purposefully try to raise little clones of themselves, who knows. The bottom line is, that we should be more careful. Our babies learn by example more than anything. What we say shouldn’t vary from what we do, because it’s what we do that is guiding our young people’s minds. I, myself am guilty of sometimes not leading my child in the right direction by example. I’m sure he sometimes gets confused. I tell him not to do something, that it is wrong, and then I turn around and do or say the very thing that I told him not to do. What am I teaching him? That my word is meaningless? I want my child to trust my word, and believe in me as a person and as a parent. Don’t you?

Commenters: Julie

What Is It With Kids And Bathing?

September 11, 2008 at 6:20 pm · Comments (6)
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My son absolutely hates taking a bath. He hates it so much that sometimes he literally pretended to take a shower, while in actuality he was sitting in the bathroom with the door locked and the shower running. He always gets caught though, because his armits are usually less than pleasant smelling when he hasn’t bathed. (I sometimes wonder if he can actually smell himself?) Anyway, the funny thing is he just came up to me and asked if he could take a shower. HUH? I was shocked, but of course I said yes. I think he wanted to take a shower because we are in a hotel room and he thinks it’s neat.

Anyways, do any of you have problems with your kids not wanting to take a bath? It’s frustrating!

Commenters: An, Fatima, Julie