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.