Weekly Writing December 13-17

I think when a child is very young you should tell them that Santa will bring them presents and can see everything they are doing. Then maybe they will try to be good all the time knowing Santa is watching. I think it is also important to leave the child with that child like sense of wonder because a kid should have fun thinking about how Santa does all the stuff he does. I also think the child will feel more excited when it comes to Christmas.

Top 10 list of toys for a 6 year old boy

10.Chrome safe with Alarm: what child would not want to feel like a adult an can also keep their huge stacks of ones safe.
9.Pedal Loader ride on: Since he loves to play outside he will have a really fun time with this loader and move dirt with it.
8.Playing cowboys and Indians: every kid loves to play with friends and what better to play out in the country with a bunch of stuff to climb on to play cowboys and Indians
7: Hide and seek: With all of the stuff to hide behind at a farm house it would be the ultimate place to go hide and seek.
6.Ultimate Flyer Sled: for thos snow days on the big hills in your huge back yard you can catch some serious speed with this baby
5.Toy Rifle: Kids want to feel like they are really hunting so give them a toy gun and they can turn many hours into a Safari
4.A Wii: every kid loves playing a Wii and jumping around playing active entertaining games
3: Big Buck Hunter:For those rainy days when you have nothing else to do but want to go hunting badly well now you can do it on your wii and hunt to your hearts desires
2:A dog: nothing like a boy and his best friend doing everything and it will teach the boy responsibility
1: Spending time with dad: Dad can teach you everything you may ever come to know and the person that will always be your best friend he can come up with a lot more fun things than any toy or game can ever try to do.

Middle Child Hood Children

Middle child hood kids is often refereed to as the the school age years. Boys are usually slightly taller than girls and usually weigh around 47 pounds and when they turn 12 their weight can usually double. By the age of 12 the average child is about 5 ft tall. They show great improvements in their motor development and can do many things that require balance and agility. Like ride a bike, bicycle, and jump on trampolines and things like that. Middle child hood is one of the healthiest times for a child because of their developing immune system. A child's hearing is usually well developed by middle child hood. By age six most children are ready to read. They can see objects with both eyes and can focus very well. The most common vision problem is nearsightedness in children which can be fixed with corrective lenses. Children usually begin to lose their baby teeth and start to grow their adult teeth. By the age of twelve 20 of the primary teeth will be replaced with permanent adult teeth. Tooth decay is a very common problem with school age children. Obesity is becoming a very common problem with children today. Obesity effects more than 25% of all school age children. Obese children are often teased and ridiculed which will effect the children emotional thoughts. They may have low self esteem. They become able to do rehearsal things like in a play they begin to remember what to say without looking at anything because their brain is developing. They also start to use concrete operations which means they use logic to think things out. Their ability to communicate becomes stronger they are able to say bigger words and put them in sentences. They start to use social comparison where they compare themselves to other people in positive and negative ways. Children usually have very high self esteem so that is very good. They also start to develop empathy which is the ability to understand others feelings. They also develop compassion which is love for something. They also begin to develop a sense of humor. They start to also develop friendship ways with others. They start to feel for other people so they become friends. They begin to play games with each other girls usually play hop scotch, jump rope while boys play competitive sports like baseball and football. They enjoy games with rules that give children roles in the game. There is no safe game children can always get injured by bumps, bruises, and scratches from playing rough which is common. Children learn moral behavior by interacting with others and seeing what to say and not to say. School age children are more aware of the world around them and say things with other peoples feelings in mind.

Weekly Writing December 6-10, 2010

Things i have enjoyed while i was in elementary was recess. We got to run around and play stupid games that we made up wen we were kids like Moose, Sharkblade, Free for all war ball, and monkey fighting. Most of those games got banned because we were all getting hurt, so we were pretty proud about that. Things i did not like in elementary was getting punished staying in for recess or having to write your name many times on a piece of paper. I also did not really like being lined up and doing art projects. I think kids should have homework but not to much so they are ready for high school when homework is a everyday thing. Children will be more prepared if they have homework so i think kids should have it.

Weekly Writing October 25-29

If my toddler insisted on doing something very dangerous there are ways you could direct his attention to something else. You could say instead we could go to the park and do something fun and safe. You could tell them also that what they are going to do may hurt them or if it is something that would cause minor injury let them do it so they can learn for themselves why they should listen to you and not do dangerous things.

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Weekly Writing November 1-5

If a toddler threw a temper tantrum in a store their could be many different approaches to it. You can tell them that if they keep throwing a fit that you will not get them anything in the store again for them. You could also calmly take him or her to a private place like a bathroom or car to let the toddler cry and whine. You must not give in to your child because then they will learn what they can and can not get, which children these days, parents need to say no more.

My top 10 list of children books for preschools

10.Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
9.Andy and the Lion by James Daugherty
8.Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
7.Just Me and My Dad by Mercer Mayor
6.I Was So Mad by Mercer Mayor
5.All by Myself by Mercer Mayor
4.The Very Hungary Caterpillar by Eric Carle
3.Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
2.Clifford, The Big Red dog by Norman Bridwell
1.Sheep In A Jeep by Nancy Shaw

Weekly Writing 8-12

If i were stuck in a situation that a child i was taking care of did something bad due to an adult doing it i would not punish them. I would probably tell them that when you are older you can do what you want. That is something only Adults can do and you can not do tell you are older.

To Spank or Not to Spank

I believe in spanking but only on something really bad. I think if your kid does something like bite its siblings or tries to break something important then you should spank them, but i also believe you need to be their friend most of their time with punishment because most children learn what they live. They do not need to believe that violence is a regular occurrence in life. Some teenagers though should of been spanked because they need to learn some respect for other people and spanking them when they are young when they do something very wrong is a good way to adjust that. I believe in spanking but not on a regular punishment. I believe the punishment needs to be pretty bad for a spanking. You must have show that you will not be controlled but all together also show that you are not their enemy and you are just trying to help them from a more serious injury.

Discipline Techniques

I think that in discipline terms you need to be firm handed on a loose chain when it comes to your kids. You need to set boundaries like have a curfew of midnight and tell them if they are going to be late they need to call and if they do not then they need to be punished. You need to let your kids think for themselves in many situations unless they are very bad decisions you need to help them. You need to be there to guide them not control them. In some cases you need to let the kid find out what will happen if bad decisions are made. I think the techniques on parenting is needs to meet somewhere in the middle of strict to doing little to nothing on guiding your kids.