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Ideal_Rock
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All these kids threads got me thinking about things I would have done differently when raising mine. They're both adults now, great people, but I wish I had done a few things differently.
--Instead of rushing to be sure they felt no pain, I would have pointed out "how do you think the other person feels?" I dunno, can you teach empathy? DS is lacking in this.
--I realize now that when you make them the center of your world, they tend to be . . . well . . . self centered.
--I would have taught my son to flush Every time, during the potty training years. This became problematic later on, when he became uncomfortable with the flush noise.
--There would have been more "let's earn the money for that" rather than "lets go buy it". They spend a lot more than they save.
--I would have explained that LYING IS BAD. Somehow, I missed this with one of them. I thought it went without saying. Apparently, it DOESN'T! Maybe church would have been good, I dunno.
I offer this thread as (uncertain, we're all just guessing here) advice for those in the thick of it with kids. What advice do you have? Or questions?
--Instead of rushing to be sure they felt no pain, I would have pointed out "how do you think the other person feels?" I dunno, can you teach empathy? DS is lacking in this.
--I realize now that when you make them the center of your world, they tend to be . . . well . . . self centered.
--I would have taught my son to flush Every time, during the potty training years. This became problematic later on, when he became uncomfortable with the flush noise.
--There would have been more "let's earn the money for that" rather than "lets go buy it". They spend a lot more than they save.
--I would have explained that LYING IS BAD. Somehow, I missed this with one of them. I thought it went without saying. Apparently, it DOESN'T! Maybe church would have been good, I dunno.
I offer this thread as (uncertain, we're all just guessing here) advice for those in the thick of it with kids. What advice do you have? Or questions?