By Rosalie Lynch
If you ask parents if they enjoy dishing out discipline to their kids, the answer will always be "no" they do not enjoy it. After all it makes them feel bad and of course it makes the kid feel bad. You may be surprised at the attitude of some kids toward discipline.
When you have to discipline your kid they want to know and understand what they are doing wrong that caused them to be punished. And as a parent, I am sure you think your kid understands what they did wrong and you don't need to explain it to them. Most kids lack short term memory and most of the time they do not even remember what they did to get your negative reaction. A yelling match and a spanking on the bottom without a lesson to be learned is nothing more than abuse, in my opinion.
The kids think it is the responsibility of the parents to explain to the kid why they are being disciplined. I am sure the kids will argue that your explanation is stupid and they should not have been punished. However, if you ask kids when they are calm and detached from punishment, they will tell you they want to know why their parents reacted the way they did by punishing them.
Kids want to know their boundaries. When they overstep their boundaries and get disciplined, without a clear understanding as to why, the lesson is not learned and their unacceptable behavior will reoccur. Kids said they do not mind being disciplined, although they clearly think spankings are extreme and not needed as long as they know the "why".
Rosalie Lynch is a Certified Life Coach who works with parents and kids in figuring out how to live together. You are invited to check out the blog at http://www.thekidsspeakout.com Coach Rosalie reports on issues kids face everyday and how we adults can help them go through their difficult times. She puts humor in her posts and believes adults need to always keep their sense of humor when relating to kids.
Summary:
If you ask parents if they enjoy dishing out discipline to their kids, the answer will always be "no" they do not enjoy it. After all it makes them feel bad and of course it makes the kid feel bad. You may be surprised at the attitude of some kids toward discipline.
Saturday, October 31, 2009
How Kids Can Make Money
By KC Chong
There are many ways in which children can earn money easily. Earning money can make them responsible and hence they are helpful in making children aware of job responsibilities and the joys of earning one's money. The following are some of the most common ways in which kids can make money online:
• Babysitting: If one's child is fond of younger children than baby sitting is a very good choice for them. There are many people who need good and reliable baby sitters that need to take care of their kids. The child can be a part of a regular baby sitting service as well.
• Parents Helper: A parents helper is very similar to a baby sitter. If the child is too young to baby sit kids than he can act as a parents helper by doing some household chores around the house. They can also assist with gardening chores and other activities like looking after and feeding pets or younger children.
There are many ways in which children can earn money easily. Earning money can make them responsible and hence they are helpful in making children aware of job responsibilities and the joys of earning one's money. The following are some of the most common ways in which kids can make money online:
• Babysitting: If one's child is fond of younger children than baby sitting is a very good choice for them. There are many people who need good and reliable baby sitters that need to take care of their kids. The child can be a part of a regular baby sitting service as well.
• Parents Helper: A parents helper is very similar to a baby sitter. If the child is too young to baby sit kids than he can act as a parents helper by doing some household chores around the house. They can also assist with gardening chores and other activities like looking after and feeding pets or younger children.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
How Will the 2012 Planet Alignment Affect Us?
By Maya Prodgers
Come the winter solstice, 2012, the planets will be positioned in a rare alignment that has taken thousands of years to come about. Many people around the world are wondering how this alignment will affect us.
The most common fear is that the gravitational pull of the other planets will all act together and cause such a huge pull on the Earth that earthquakes result. The pull would be greater on one side than the other given that there are more planets further out than there are between us and the Sun.
However, this fear seems unfounded, as the gravitational pull decreases significantly as the distance from us increases. Yet, since this kind of alignment has not occurred in human memory, there is no way to know for sure whether the gravitational pull of one planet will cancel out that of another or whether they would magnify each other. The results wait to be seen.
Other people say that it will be increased tidal forces that are more likely, given the fact that it is the gravitational effect of the moon that causes the tidal shifts on Earth. Again, there is a chance that with the distances involved, and the fact that one planet's gravity may cancel out another's. that any changes to the tides will be negligible.
Come the winter solstice, 2012, the planets will be positioned in a rare alignment that has taken thousands of years to come about. Many people around the world are wondering how this alignment will affect us.
The most common fear is that the gravitational pull of the other planets will all act together and cause such a huge pull on the Earth that earthquakes result. The pull would be greater on one side than the other given that there are more planets further out than there are between us and the Sun.
However, this fear seems unfounded, as the gravitational pull decreases significantly as the distance from us increases. Yet, since this kind of alignment has not occurred in human memory, there is no way to know for sure whether the gravitational pull of one planet will cancel out that of another or whether they would magnify each other. The results wait to be seen.
Other people say that it will be increased tidal forces that are more likely, given the fact that it is the gravitational effect of the moon that causes the tidal shifts on Earth. Again, there is a chance that with the distances involved, and the fact that one planet's gravity may cancel out another's. that any changes to the tides will be negligible.
Will the Mayan 2012 Prophecy Come True?
By Maya Prodgers
Some believe that the world will end based on the fact that the Mayan Long Count Calendar ends on December 21, 2012. But is this really a prediction for the end of the world? The problem with any prophecy is that until the time of the predicted event has been and gone, there is no way for sure that we can say that they will or will not come true. But there are things that we can look at for a guideline, things that we know to be true.
Here's the story. The Mayans as a people existed for thousands of years and were already around two thousand years before Christ. In their time. they were one of the most advanced people in the world and understood abstract concepts, such as the value of zero, long before other civilizations did.
Some believe that the world will end based on the fact that the Mayan Long Count Calendar ends on December 21, 2012. But is this really a prediction for the end of the world? The problem with any prophecy is that until the time of the predicted event has been and gone, there is no way for sure that we can say that they will or will not come true. But there are things that we can look at for a guideline, things that we know to be true.
Here's the story. The Mayans as a people existed for thousands of years and were already around two thousand years before Christ. In their time. they were one of the most advanced people in the world and understood abstract concepts, such as the value of zero, long before other civilizations did.
The Realities of 2012
By Anagarika Eddie
As with most serious problems in our country, only a crisis of major proportions generates action. By the time action is taken, however, it is always a day late and a dollar short. This results in bad judgment and further serious consequences. But this time it's going to be 2012, the end of our world as we know it.
All of the following will not happen by 2012. By 2012, however, the handwriting will be on the wall, and it will say that the only way we could ever get our power back is through a world war.
Both parties of congress point fingers at each other regarding the deficit, but neither acts when they are in power. That would be political suicide. Better to kick the can down the road and let the next group in power worry about it.
This arrangement of can kicking has worked for a long time, but it's obvious that we are about to get OUR can kicked.
The realities of 2012 involve a laundry list of eventual cuts that will affect every level of society from our adored military to our beloved entitlements and everything in between. Things will look nothing as they look today. Our military will be a shell of its former grandeur and old folks will be either roaming or rooming; roaming the streets or rooming with their kids, and getting medical care from the local pharmacist or medicine man.
As with most serious problems in our country, only a crisis of major proportions generates action. By the time action is taken, however, it is always a day late and a dollar short. This results in bad judgment and further serious consequences. But this time it's going to be 2012, the end of our world as we know it.
All of the following will not happen by 2012. By 2012, however, the handwriting will be on the wall, and it will say that the only way we could ever get our power back is through a world war.
Both parties of congress point fingers at each other regarding the deficit, but neither acts when they are in power. That would be political suicide. Better to kick the can down the road and let the next group in power worry about it.
This arrangement of can kicking has worked for a long time, but it's obvious that we are about to get OUR can kicked.
The realities of 2012 involve a laundry list of eventual cuts that will affect every level of society from our adored military to our beloved entitlements and everything in between. Things will look nothing as they look today. Our military will be a shell of its former grandeur and old folks will be either roaming or rooming; roaming the streets or rooming with their kids, and getting medical care from the local pharmacist or medicine man.
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