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How to rear good kids!
Posted by:
Charles Harris on
April 25, 2007 at
10:04PM EST
1. Thou shalt not verbally berate thou kids. The worst thing that you can do to them is curse at them, tell them they're bad, or the ever-present standby- "You're just like your Daddy!" My Grandfather used to call it, "Giving the dog a name!" Your children WILL live up (or down) to whatever you think they are. I go further- you can spank them all you want to- that is not as bad as cursing at them, or telling them they're bad all the time! 2. Thou shalt not promise them anything that you cannot, or will not, deliver. A brief story- my Grandfather, aged 96, on his deathbed, was crying about the little red wagon that his Daddy was supposed to get him for his 4th birthday. My Grandfather was 4 years old in 1912. His birthday was April 16. You could make a case that the Titanic hadn't hit bottom yet when he made 4 years old! The point is, you never know what you do (or don't do!) that will color your child's outlook for the rest of their lives. Be careful what you promise them- and ALWAYS DELIVER! 3. Thou shalt not lie to them. Ain't there enough bull that they have to put up with in this world already, without you, their parents, contributing to their mistrust of the world? 4. Thou shalt not lie FOR them. If Little Johnny shoves his fist down another kids throat at school, and the teacher tells you that's what happened, then why would you assume that the teacher is lying on your baby? Bad news- your, "Baby" is 6 foot, 200 pounds of man! 5. Thou shalt not brutalize them. Even in Kentucky, the days of the belt or the switch are dead and gone. While it is true that our parents did things to us that would make modern CPS workers explode, this does not imply that we have to pass the brutality on to our kids. And for God's sake- if they're over age 12 or so, DON'T touch 'em! If they haven't learned right from wrong by then, it's YOUR fault for not teaching 'em! Besides, the world can do a MUCH better job of spanking them at that age than you ever could, i.e. "The Hopkinsville Police Dept. ain't sleeping......." Try these 5 things in the rearing of your kids. What have you got to lose?
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