The art of growing up human

have heard so many things the government and society is going in the misguided attempts to bring their version of social justice to the world. They have banned scores on competitive games, they have outlawed touching and criminalized physical attempts at showing compassion. They have tried to drive the efforts of kids to be kids into the closet, and have systematically tried to reduce the roles of the parents to bystanders.

These attempts at redesigning the human experience has done nothing to promote character in the youth of today. It is not only destroyed the experience of how to win, but of how to loose as well. Both experiences are equally important in creating a well adjusted kid, and not a spoiled little brat that turns into a raving lunatic, when not given their way.

This idea of re-educating out the roles bullies have in children's development will have a resounding effect on them, later in life. If it were not for bullies, we would not know how wrong it is to act like a despot and how right it is to have compassion for their victims. It is also grants those who ban together, the experience in knowing just how cowardly most of those who are bullies are.

These are things that every child needs to experience and that every parent needs to learn how to guide their children through such times. The government, in their ham handed attempts to regulate childhood behavior has tied the hands of parents as well as those regulated to teach them, the skills they need to survive in the world of today.
 
We can well imagine what a school would be like if the school was not involved, from start to finish, with teaching the children to become well-rounded citizens. In fact, it is not optional. It consists of those things that schools must teach children if the school is going to function at all.
 
If being a parent has taught me one thing, it's this: consistency is crucial. In fact, in so many ways, consistency underpins being not only an effective parent, but an effective person. No one wants to have a friend or a colleague who says one thing and does another; no one wants to be surrounded by people who say they'll do one thing, and then do another.
So it is with raising kids, because children need boundaries, they respect boundaries, and they feel safe within boundaries. It's not always easy to stick to our boundaries as parents, but it does pay off in the end. :SugarwareZ-075:
 
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