Lesson 11

Hey guys! Well today we are going to be talking about the something that I though was very interesting this week. Today we are going to talk about so of the do's and do not's of parenting. I think that this topic is very cool.

So in my family my father was always the one who was sent in when we really needed to learn our lesson. When dad came in the room we knew we were in trouble for something. Now some of the punishments that we received were very much deserved, but others weren't. My dad's famous form of torture was putting a whole spoonful of Tabasco in our mouths and making us swallow it. I have not been able to enjoy spicy food ever since! 

Now there are some things that we should never do to punish our kids such as refusing contact and physically hurting our kids. What I found most interesting was that the most effective way to teach our children is to let the consequences of their actions teach them most of the time. There are only three situations where we as parents should intervene. These three situations are when it is too dangerous to let the child experience the consequences, when their decision will affect another person, or when the lesson we want them to learn is too far into the future. More than 80% of lessons can be taught by natural consequences. 

If you are looking for the right way to teach your kids this seems like the easiest and frankly the most sensical way to me!