| Children can seem exhausting, annoying, | | | | kind of up-bring they have had. Here is what |
| wonderful, loud and funny all at the same | | | | I have observed:a) A calm child has had an |
| time. They are a lot of work especially in | | | | environment where he or she has been allowed |
| the beginning years but what we need to | | | | to express their thoughts and has been |
| realize is that they are our future so what | | | | allowed to contribute to the family. This |
| we do with them in the early to teen years is | | | | child has been listened to and they are made |
| important because they will become the | | | | to feel that they are important and have a |
| leaders while we behold the golden years. How | | | | place in the family. A child will want to |
| we raise them now affects how our future is | | | | contribute in his or her own way and that |
| in our later years and in theirs. When you | | | | could be drawing you a picture or bringing |
| see how our current situation is with | | | | you a flower. To ignore this is a big |
| illiteracy in schools, and crime, it can seem | | | | mistake. As a child this may be the only way |
| daunting to us.Still, we can change our | | | | they can contribute to the family because |
| future by giving our children a good | | | | they are so small.b) If a child is acting up |
| foundation, morals and values they can think | | | | and behaving badly and you constantly harp on |
| with. I was a teacher for ten years and I | | | | them about that then they are made to feel |
| learned a lot from that experience. The main | | | | that this is the only way to get attention |
| thing that I learned was that the more | | | | and therefore will continue to do so. If you |
| attention you put on something, the more the | | | | switch gears and start praising them for what |
| children responded to that. For example, if | | | | they do right and ignore them or take away |
| some students were behaving badly and I | | | | their privileges when they are behaving badly |
| constantly put attention on them being bad, | | | | then they start to learn that if they want |
| then that is what I would get from them. But | | | | something that they have to be good in order |
| if I switched gears and put attention on the | | | | to be a part of this group and get what they |
| things they were doing right, then I noticed | | | | want. Then you have started to direct them to |
| that they would try harder to do the right | | | | strive to be good and contribute to society. |
| thing. It is something I noticed time and | | | | It will ultimately help them to grow into a |
| again.It is interesting to note that when you | | | | responsible individual and your life will be |
| are in a situation where you see many | | | | better for it. |
| different children together, you can see what | | | | |