Where Children Are Concerned …
BY BART SMITH, AUTHOR OF B.S. THE BOOK "A hundred years from now it will not matter what sort
of house I lived in, what my bank account was or the kind
of car I drove, but the world may be different because
I was important in the life of a child." – Anonymous
- Never worry that you can’t give your kids the best of everything. Give them your very best.
- Sing to your children and read to them often.
"You are just amazing, I’m so glad I had you …"
– Say that to your children (often) …
- When playing games with children, let them win often.
- Encourage your children to have a part-time job before the age of 16, and especially after they turn 16 years old.
- Teach children the value of money and the importance of saving and investing.
There Are Two Ways To Discipline. With LOVE or
ABSTINENCE! Never Violence, Yelling or Hitting!
- Children’s minds develop most within the first 3 years of their life. Take time, read with them, play soft music for them. Enrich them with all the arts: dance, classical music, singing, drawing, … all things that are good.
- Sing your child lullabies.
Do your eyes light up when your children enter
the room? Do you raise them to be so?
- Kiss your children goodnight, even if they’re asleep.
- No matter what their age, send them to bed laughing every night.
- Never swear, yell or fight in front of children. Don’t close the door either and start yelling. When you’re angry, talk in low tones.
"When people stop talking to children, we
have to create dolls that talk." – Unknown
- Reading to children on a regular basis gives them a love of books and stories, it develops their hearing comprehension and their imagination and helps make them more intelligent people.
- Keep toxins away from little babies and little children.
- Keep your eye on them all the time, 24/7. Never let them out of your site.
- If you don’t give a little, when the child wants to do something … they’ll take (what they want) anyway, either through rebellion, tantrums, sulking or withdrawal. Balance. Much worse has been exposed to children through the centuries. The human race still prospers.
- Home-school your children if you can. Bring them home to learn and spend more time with them as a result.
- Hug your children.
If I Had My Child to Raise Over Again
– by Diane Loomans
If I had my child to raise all over again,
I’d do less correcting, and more connecting,
I’d take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes.
I would care to know less and know to care more.
I’d take more hikes and fly more kites.
I’d stop playing serious, and seriously play.
I’d run through more fields and gaze at more stars.
I’d do more hugging, and less tugging.
I would be firm less often, and affirm much more,
I’d build self-esteem first, and the house later.
I’d teach less about the love of power and more about the power of love.
