Friday, April 27, 2007
today is a very dreary day. it is raining outside and i am bored out of my skull!!!!!!!! yeseterday i ran two miles at garrett mountain. i have a track meet on may 11. i really need to improve. today i have to go to the doctor about my allergies. they are HORRIBLE. it is a shame because i love spring and i suffer if i go outside. but that never stops me!!! :) last night i was watching trading spouses on tv. it inspired me a lot. one family was very laid-back (a little too laid-back if you ask me), and the other was so motivated, they could not stand losing at anything. so, i was thinking about how if i ever have children how i want them to be. i don't want them really to be like either family's kids. i want them to have motivation, but know that it is okay to relax. so please post and let me know, what you think. how good children should be raised. i would like to hear your opinions.
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Becky,
Thanks for stopping by my blog.
As for children, I think they need to be raised with rules and structure, yet given the freedom to express their individual personalities. Encouraged to do their best, and loved when they may not succeed at whatever they try. Not pressured to be perfect, or to be like someone else.
That's my 2-cents' worth.
"The Freckled Mom"
I hope the allergy season where you are is short!
I'm not a Mom but if I were I wouldn't try to mold my children. I would wait for them to bloom and be excited by whoever walks forth. I really feel that people are who they are born to be, not how they're structured into being.
Children definitely need boundaries. They don't know what to do without them and can go off the rails far too easily. Firm but fair I guess. Lots of love and your time, let them know how special they are to you etc. (As far as I'm concerned this is all common sense).
Like John says, let them have the right to speak up and express themselves freely, but without being disrespectful. You want them to be able to come to you if they need to, under ANY circumstances. And an older woman (her children were adults by then)once told me "When you're children are being the most difficult to deal with, that's when they need you the more than ever" I've never forgotten that and I've come to realise how true that statement is.
Right, I think I've done enough rambling in your comments section now lol, have a good day :)
Things become so different when you have your own kids. I had all kinds of set-views as to what kids should/shouldnt do... and then Erica came around.
You mentioned motivation... its something that starts really young. Maybe before they even turn 1. Let them figure things out on their own, and it will give them confidence to keep on going. But, when you see them getting too frustrated, give them something new... OR put them in their crib for a nap.
:o)
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