Comments for Parenting Today

Comment on Are French Kids Better Socialized Than Ours? by Kathy

Kathy — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:01:04 +0000

Great article! We run an online parenting course and one of our primary tenants is that kids should be treated as we want to be treated. I can’t imagine going to a party and being told I would have to sit at a different table than the people I wanted to be with.

Thanks for the article!

Comment on Are French Kids Better Socialized Than Ours? by Gigi Centaro

Gigi Centaro — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:28:47 +0000

Kathy, you are so right. I don’t have children and because of my lack of experience I don’t have a right to comment on how people raise their children, but I can, and do, observe. I’ve never fully understood why American parents cater so much to their children and European parents do not. My husband has relatives in Italy and I have visited them 11 times. I’ve eaten most of my meals in Italian homes and the children sit, eat and talk to the adults. They eat whatever is served without complaint and they stay and visit with the adults. Italian children have great manners and are very respectful of each other and adults.

Comment on Are French Kids Better Socialized Than Ours? by Gary Cody

Gary Cody — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:05:36 +0000

Interesting. One hates to generalize, but in all the years we have visited Mexico, I can’t ever remember seeing Mexican children throwing temper tantrums or otherwise acting out. Different family dynamics and expectations, I guess.

Comment on Should Teens Be Discussing Their Lives On-Line? by Christine Duvivier

Christine Duvivier — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:32:57 +0000

Dear Kathy,

I love that you showed the positive side of all the online time — and that you brought to light Danah Boyd’s research (which I had not seen before). So often, I hear from adults that hanging online is a problem, and you showed the value of the connections (and the fact that they don’t make them in the same way as adults used to).

Thanks for your post, I enjoyed reading it!
Christine

Comment on Should the TV Program Modern Family Have Run the Cussing Episode? by Leah Davies

Leah Davies — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:26:39 +0000

Should the show have been more responsible in the resolution of the issue?
Yes. That would never have happened on the Cosby Show, Waltons, or other quality family shows. I’m afraid that TV programs have corrupted our values so much that sex, violence, drug use, cussing, etc. are all “funny” instead of inappropriate for family viewing. For an article on “Children and TV” that helps children be discriminating viewers, see:
http://www.kellybear.com/TeacherArticles/TeacherTip8.html

Comment on Waiting for Service Can Be a Bonus by http://joggingstrollers.org

http://joggingstrollers.org — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:51:16 +0000

Hi there, yes I often find we get so carried away with our desires for fast service, we forget how to enjoy life at a slower pace. Notable time for me was getting on an 8 hour train journey in bangkok, couldn’t listen to my ipod as there was loud thai music playing. At first I felt so bored and restless but soon I began enjoying the rhythm of the train, the scenery and even the music!

But if I can read I do, anywhere they let me! )

Kathy

Comment on Wait Until Your Father Gets Home by margaret orr

margaret orr — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:40:39 +0000

children are suppose to be seen and not heard. i shake my head at that one.

Comment on Wait Until Your Father Gets Home by Lana

Lana — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 03:18:13 +0000

“I ‘ ll give you something to holler about”.
Usually said when we were crying in response to something already administered by a parental unit.
As a parent of two special needs kids that are high intensity, and prolific verbally in inverse propotions to my patience …. That saying crosses my mind. As a committed non physical disciplinarian I am proud that my children do not hear it in the same context… But I must admit there are times when “bickering” seems to beckon a desire to cause “hollering”!

Comment on Wait Until Your Father Gets Home by Marilyn Legard

Marilyn Legard — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:34:41 +0000

The following expression was used in my family:

“You need your mouth washed out with soap!” (When one of us spoke using a bad word.)

Comment on When is Rough Play too Aggressive? by yvonne campbell

yvonne campbell — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:00:09 +0000

Very good suggestion for parents to follow.
Parent must model the behavour that they want their children to emulate, also children must be instructed and informed of acceptible and unacceptible behaviors.
Clear family values are must be practice at home