Today is my daughter’s birthday. She is twelve years old today and already the rebellion is beginning to set in. You know that point in time when they want to have their own way; spend too much time on the computer or watching television, wanting to stay up late on a school night when they should be in bed with the promise that, ‘I’m going to wake up early’, when you know fully well that they can’t. She is crazy about music videos, she loves to rap and she will spend hours on the computer if you are not firm with her; once she gets in front of the computer she doesn’t want to get up and that’s where we don’t see eye to eye most of the time. So what do you do in situations like this? You have to set rules! Children need rules to guide them they adapt to situations better when they know just what is expected of them. So on school night she is allowed one hour on the computer; on weekends…well we are still trying to work that out. The bottom line is to set rules, they might not like it, they might not think it’s fair, but in the end years from now they might thank you for it.
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Parenting
Children Understanding the Importance of Getting a Good Education
Getting a good education is very important in today’s world. It has helped many individual to rise above a life of poverty by being able to get good jobs they would otherwise not have been able to get. Unemployment is at a high. Breaking into the job market is getting more and more difficult. Therefore deciding on a career and getting qualified in that area of choice is very important.
While parents should help their children in making the right career choice but the final decision should be theirs. Do not try to live your dreams through your children by pushing for them to make a career choice that you yourself had wanted but was not able to accomplish. Remember they will have to live with the choice they make. So encourage them to choose a career where they will be happy and comfortable with. If they choose to do something you do not personally like you can state your opinion but at the same time give them whatever support they need.
Encourage your children not to settle for mediocre, but instead strive to be the best that they can be. Everyone has potential and the sky is the limit. Let them understand that nothing good in life comes easy but with hard work and dedication they can achieve and surpass their goals in life.
Parenting
Teaching Children Values
So much is going on in the world today. So much has changed and our societies in many instances have become much more violent. Our children are being exposed to a lot of negative influences; on the internet, on the streets, in our schools and even in our homes.
It is our jobs as parents to raise our children to be decent upstanding citizens. This is not an easy task. It is imperative that we teach our children values. They need to understand that they are important; that their existence is no accident, they are here for a reason.
One of the most important thing we need to teach our children is to have self-respect. They also need to have respect for the lives of other people. Too many of our young people are committing crimes and taking the lives of others. They need to understand from an early age, that life is important and that it is wrong to take the life of another.
Respect for other people’s property. Sometimes little things like stealing begins from an early age. The child brings home a book or a pencil or a crayon that belongs to someone else from his or her kindergarten class; the parents see nothing wrong with the child keeping it. That is telling the child that it is okay to take something that is not his or hers and that is stealing.
We need to teach children to set high standards for themselves, to set goals and work towards them. To be always mindful of who they are. To stand up for what they believe in and more importantly to believe in themselves even if others don’t.
Parenting
First I want to say thank you to all of you who have been following my blogs, taking the time out to read my post and for your comments. I would like you to know that I really do appreciate it.
For the next couple of posts my focus will be on parenting and I would appreciate your thoughts on the subject.
Parenting
How many of us can say we are great parents? Well maybe most of us will be modest and say that we do try. To simply say parenting is not an easy job, is an understatement. It really is not and like any other job it has its good days and bad. Parenting skills are learned, we are not born with them. You cannot just walk into a book shop, purchase a book on parenting, try to adapt to the written words and become a great parent. It doesn’t happen that way.
Each child is an individual with his or her own special needs that has to be met. Each child has his or her own likes and dislikes and rightly so even if they are twins, they have different personalities. The key role of parents therefore is to get to know your child or children as individuals. In the same way each pregnancy for a woman is different; in the same way no two children are going to be exactly alike.
One of the most important thing we as parents have to do is to have an open line of communication with our children from the moment they start learning to talk. I know it isn’t always easy and sometimes we feel we just don’t have the time but we also have to learn to be better listeners. Encourage them to express their feelings,. Listen to their chatter even if it doesn’t make any sense!
My Daily Prayer {By Hazel K Boyd}
Midst the hustle and bustle
of a busy day
I pause and take time
to kneel and pray –
A prayer for all my friends,
Near and far,
For God to keep them safely
Wherever they are,
To fill their hearts with His love,
That nurtures all each day,
To show that hope will better things,
That have gone astray.
These gifts of patience, love and hope
We can always share
Then peace will dwell within our hearts
And banish every care.
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Lord, Give Me Faith {By Phyllis C Michael}
Help me to walk with patience, Lord
Help me watch and pray;
I know that You have heard me cry,
The sun will shine some day.
Help me to seek Your will, dear Lord.
O, keep me brave and true;
I know not what is best for me.
Send faith to see me through.
Help me to walk each step with hope
Though I can’t see the light;
Lord, take my hand and lead the way;
Oh, guide me day and night!
Hour by hour, Lord, give me faith,
Faith that never ask why;
Whatever it is Lord, help me say,
“Safe in your care am I.”
Jamaican Jokes
Sunday morning in Bronx, New York. The church is packed and the devil decides to pay a visit.
The doors burst open; a black cloud rolls in with the devil in its midst. People jump out of the pews and run outdoors, screaming – all except for two people. One is the Pastor, the other is a Jamaican.
Satan is a bit perplexed. He points to the Pastor and says, “You! I can understand why you didn’t run away, you are in your Lord’s house, you preach against me everyday and you aren’t afraid of me.
But YOU (points to the Jamaican), why didn’t you run out scared like everyone else?”
The Jamaican crosses one leg over the other and replies, “See one, see de other! I been married to you sister for 36 years!
Jokes
This woman had a husband who had come home drunk every payday. He had to walk past a graveyard to reach home. She decided to scare him out of his bad ways so one payday she put a white sheet over herself and hid in the graveyard.
As he was passing she jumped out into the road and at the top of her voice shouted: “Ahoooooooo! Ahoooooooo!”. Staggering and with slurred speech the man peered at the figure and said: “Who the hell is that?” “I am the devil”, she replied.
The man smiled broadly and advanced with hand outstretched: “Damned pleased to meet you. I’m Harold Jones. I married your sister.”
Carpenter Jokes
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| Two blonde carpenters were working on a house. The one who was nailing down siding would reach into his nail pouch, pull out a nail and either toss it over his shoulder or nail it in.The other, figuring this was worth looking into, asked, “Why are you throwing those nails away?”
The first explained, “If I pull a nail out of my pouch and it’s pointed toward me, I throw it away ’cause it’s defective. If it’s pointed toward the house, then I nail it in!” The second blonde got completely upset and yelled, “You moron! The nails pointed toward you aren’t defective! They’re for the other side of the house!” A carpenter was giving evidence about an accident he had witnessed. The lawyer for the defendant was trying to discredit him and asked him how far away he was from the accident. The carpenter replied, “Twenty-seven feet, six and one-half inches.” “What? How come you are so sure of that distance?” asked the lawyer. “Well, I knew sooner or later some idiot would ask me. So I measured it!” replied the carpenter. |
Lawyer Jokes
Driving through town in his BMW, a successful young lawyer spotted two man on the side of the road eating grass out of somebody’s yard. Moved by how desperate the men had become, he pulls over to have a word with them,
“Hey fellas, what is going on? Why are you eating grass?” asks the lawyer.
“We’re down on our luck, have no jobs and are very poor!”, they both respond.
“Well then, come with me” the lawyer insists. “I’ll do what I can to help, after all – it’s clear you’re desperate and you’re clearly willing to do what it takes to get by.”
After a fifteen minute drive, the two poor men arrive at a beautiful estate on five acres of land right on the 18th hole of a prestigious golf course. They became excited at the chance to finally get some work.
“Sir, we can’t thank you enough! Thank you so much for this opportunity. We will make you happy!” they exclaimed with joy!
“Ah, it’s no problem. I’m just happy to help.” replied the compassionate lawyer. You can eat all the grass you want, it’s got to be at least a foot tall by now!”
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