The End

So it is the end of the semester and I am sort of sad about it because I love posting on my blog, so I think that I will continue posting.  I loved going to my class this year, I have learned so much about the family and how they work.  I hope that I am going to be able to take the information and use it in my life for me and my future family.  I am so excited to see how I can use what I learned in my family now and discuss things with wonderful mother.  Thanks for reading and I hope you have a Wonderful day! :D

Divorce and Remarriage

Hey guys, So this last week we talked about divorce, and remarriage.  The most important thing to remember is the children.  Parents should not use their children to fight their battles, or turn the child against the other parent.  When a parent is getting remarried, they should talk to their kids   about it in advanced, and make sure they are happy about it too.  When you keep your child informed about these things, they will be more willing to go with the flow.  Thanks For reading, and I hope you have a wonderful day. :D

Parenting

In class today we talked about parenting and how we can be better parents.  One thing we talked about was natural consequences (NC), and that their are only a few instances where a parent should not let the natural consequences be the punishment.  They are 1) when the NC are too dangerous, such as death or severe injury; 2) When the NC will happen too far into the future, such as not brushing you teeth; and 3) when the NC affects other people, such as shoplifting.  In all other instances, parents should let the NC play out.  Many parents feel like when they punish their child, that is the NC, but it is not in most cases.  As a parent we need to remember that children will learn better from NC, than from the punishment that they give their children, which just deprives them of your love for them.  Thanks for reading and I hope you have a wonderful day.  :D