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Hey look Rather than blaming the ills of children today on a lack of punishment and no understanding of consequences, I would like to see more parents taking time with their kids, loving them, cuddling them, nurturing them, soothing them, teaching them, listening to them, playing with them, crying with them, reading to them, talking to them, laughing to them, giving them choices, holding them, praying with them, singing with them, dancing with them,…. …..just being with them. Maybe then, our kids would turn out better. Does anyone really believe that most parents do all of the above? — Edward Crist Counselor/Education Specialist Penn State University Talent Search Program http://www.personal.psu.edu/staff/e/x/exc15/
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I agree. Parent involvement from birth helps!!!
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I agree! I spend a lot of time in my house with my children. Sometimes they paid back for the problems that I caused her! <GRIN> Teach, nurture, and spend time. Time is the operative word here….. Kos Using Virtual Access
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LaVonne, I have seen you criticize other people’s opinions and methods, but you do not seem to offer any alternatives. You reference books, and other "EXPERTS". Did the possibility that some "EXPERTS" may have a lot of book knowledge, but the practical experience has eluded them because of the time consuming issues associated with a higher learning career? The IVY league does not give out degrees to Housewives and Mothers, but, quite frankly, they have more knowledge that any "EXPERT" writing a book can. Even when the "EXPERTS" use polls, they generally have an agenda to support an idea of their own. I’ve seen lots of data in my time, and it does not take a rocket scientist to uncover that if you want your data to reflect something all you have to do is keep asking people until you reach the statistic that you wish to project. Being a parent is hard enough. Let people raise their children as they see fit. While there are cases of child abuse in this country, like auto accidents, you don’t remove the cars because they can kill……. I support the necessary actions to en duce a child to be self supportive,respectful, and a productive part of society. This can be as simple as an educational talk or as severe as a spanking. We have a "Generation X" now that is the product of non-corporal environments. The kids today realize that there is no consequence to misbehavior. In fact,our justice system reflects this idea; if the court says you go to jail for 5 years, it really means 1 – 2. I wish that my kids get the hard lessons at home rather than getting out in the world and finding out that things are not as rosie as the "makebelive" detriments of misbehavior was at home. The one thing that a lot of people forget is that children are little people. They are capable of manipulation, and scams just as well as the older folks… When the government moves to make the parents responsible for the actions of the kids, there seems to be a hidden message here. Maybe it is something like…. "Control you children, and teach them right from wrong!" It is better to train in a harder environment than you will face…..That way success is easier than you ever thought. Kos Join us and subscribe to our Parenting Newsletter…… send e-mail to in the BODY put Using Virtual Access
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