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Parenting is best left to the professional. — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 08:02:46 +0000

[...] has proven negative affects on children. A recent study was conducted in Great Britain. The 3-year study focusing on 35,000 children, parents and [...]

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“Selfish Parents” are Screwing Up Kids, Says British Study | ADBDAT — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:59:08 +0000

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Joann — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:50:11 +0000

This is a very good article. However, I think good Christian morals play an important role in a child’s life, too. Children would be better off if they were all taught that God and marriage come first, and instead of creating a child-centered home, you should be creating a God-centered home. After God comes a strong and committed marriage, which then creates a happy and stable home environment for the kids. Next, never spoil the kids or expect them to behave like little miniature versions of yourselves. They are not adults, they are children, and they need their parents around for guidance as well as age-appropriate expectations and responsibilities. You can’t expect your newborn baby to care for its physical needs on its own, so why expect your 6-year-old to hit a home run at every Little League game? Or your 2-year-old toddler to succeed at potty training at once? Also, a little spanking and good, old-fashioned discipline, rather than spoiling, has never hurt anyone. Without these things, children grow up to act like selfish, uncivilized adults, which seems rampant in today’s world. Today’s kids have a sickening sense of entitlement, this No One Can Touch Me attitude, and it is only because their parents are too afraid that discipline will either harm their children or get the parents accused of child abuse or looked upon by others as if they are bad parents. Remember when Kate Gosselin was accused of child abuse for spanking Leigh because Leigh was acting up in public over the summer? It used to be you were a bad parent if you didn’t set limits on your child’s behavior and spank them when they needed it. Now, you are a bad parent just for trying to be a good disciplinarian. So, today’s parents have simply given up on discipline altogether and are instead trying to shield their children from all of life’s disappointments by bending over backwards trying to keep them happy. But are the kids happy? Nope, as the above article clearly states. Today’s kids are growing up actually despising their parents, and disciplining them now turns them into ruthless, violent, parent-hating murderers, because they simply don’t get the love, care, and parental guidance they need starting from birth. And I think it has a lot to do with the fact that some parents will forgo discipline and parental guidance until the children become teenagers, then suddenly put their foot down, set all of the limits, and expect their teens to happily comply. Sorry, but that isn’t how it works, folks. Of course, as the above article also states, it would also help if selfish parents were a little less selfish and started taking full responsibility for their children. You can also limit what your children watch on TV, what kind of music they listen to, who they choose as their friends, how much time they spend on video games, computers, high-tech toys, snacking, and on the phone, what they buy with their money, how much money they spend, and how much money you give them. Don’t give them any credit cards, for an example, then bail them out of debt when they overspend. Don’t let them keep a television set or a computer in their rooms, then expect them to magically know when they’ve reached their limit. Don’t give them a pet, then expect them to take full responsibility for it without your guidance. The list goes on, and it’s all about good, old-fashioned common sense and knowing when to step in and be the parent. Just a few more suggestions on how to have good kids. Not bad for someone who has never married or had any children, huh?

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