What about nap time....or the 730 bed time? Can one be a good parent and still have a life?
Also this chart... only 4 types of kids? What if they are two of those or none?
You are not your childs friend, you are its parent.
Your job is to form that child into a decent, good person, with good morals. Not to be its buddy. It has plenty of friends at school.
If more people disciplined their children, my country wouldn't be going down the shitter, with kids who act like little cunts.
In my town most of the parents have no interest in actually raising the kids, they just want the benefits, but call you a bastard for suggesting that they control their vaginal discharge when it's screaming uncontrolably in a supermarket.
Guest has a point. Children need to be disciplined, and acting as their friend isn't discipline. A parent needs to foster good relationships with the child, but also needs to discipline.
"Children need to be disciplined" — There are a lot of problems with that statement. First off, define discipline for me. That means a bunch of different things to different people. Secondly, from what source are you getting 'need'? Do you have any recent psychology journals that cite as such, or are we basing this on how you were raised? It's perfectly fine to have your own ideas in regards to how to parent, and a post like this is not telling parents to let their kids do as they please all the time. It's only illustrating that children are people who act out because their needs are not being met. If you understand your child, you're better able to provide a lower stress environment, which is actually EASIER than being a disciplinarian.
THANK YOU!^ If you take psyc courses about child development/parenting, (Im actually a psych major) Your mind will be open to ways to teach your children and make them the best they can be. Hitting your kids is never good to do. It teaches them that you dont have the patience to teach them, and instead you let out your frustrations on them in a way that is harmful to them in the long run. I encourage you guys to research the topic! I never knew anything about it before university! Definitely interesting.
I'm sorry that I didn't clarify my definition of discipline. ..my parents never hit and never used physical means of punishmemt. They encouraged and rewarded positive behavior, but if I misbehaved, I was put in "time out" as a child; or as a teen, grounded or my phone was taken away. My parents used effective but appropriate measures to insure that I behaved. My parents focused on fostering a strong relationship with me as well. Unlike most people my age, I have a strong and positive relationship with them. That to me seems like a good balance of disciplinary action and building relationships.
Also this chart... only 4 types of kids? What if they are two of those or none?
Your job is to form that child into a decent, good person, with good morals. Not to be its buddy. It has plenty of friends at school.
If more people disciplined their children, my country wouldn't be going down the shitter, with kids who act like little cunts.
In my town most of the parents have no interest in actually raising the kids, they just want the benefits, but call you a bastard for suggesting that they control their vaginal discharge when it's screaming uncontrolably in a supermarket.