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