A couple days ago it was time for my oldest daughter to clean her room. The conversation always starts off the same.
"Your room is looking pretty messy, Can you clean it please?"
Of course she doesn't like to clean her room. But what do you do?
You want your children to appreciate and take care of their toys and clothes. She didn't want to clean her room and said that she wasn't in the mood to clean her room.
My husband did not appreciate her tone and told her so. Around twenty minutes later her grandma called asking if she could come and pick her up.
I told her that she couldn't go over until she had finished cleaning her room. After two minutes of talking to her grandma she was off and cleaning like a maniac!What did I do wrong?!?!
Is simply doing what your parent asks and making them happy not enough anymore? When I was a kid I remember trying to do the right thing to make my parents happy.
Kids have changed, a bribe is the main motivator in children's lives these days.
Its appalling!! or is it? Perhaps its just training children for adulthood. You don't often see an adult working for free. Or people moving out of your way in the grocery store, when you clearly need to get by.
Yesterday my husband and I went to the hardware store on our date so we could dream about our house. A mother and daughter (probably 13 yrs old) were walking in the parking lot towards the entrance of the store.
Normal situation right??
Well this mother daughter combo were walking right down the middle of the road!!! My husband had to creep behind them because they wouldn't move out of the middle of the road. That's just plain rude!! What is this world coming to? Was there no gain for them if they moved? I would never teach my children to be so inconsiderate! ever!
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This situation clearly shows a person who teaches their children that common courtesy is not important because the pay off isn't worth it! Well let me tell you I do not want my children to be like that. I have more respect for them than that. Lets fight this epidemic together! Please for the sake of planet earth, include the following things in your children's lives.
- Volunteer in a soup kitchen or similar place
- Lead by example (show them how to be considerate and explain to them why you are doing it)
- Have your children do chores without bribing!
- Show them how to love their siblings ( Family support will help them to be more compassionate )
- Have them do chores for their grandparents
If you haven't been doing these things its never too late!! Help your children learn compassion. Start today and you will be thank full you did!!
“Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, whether you like it or not.”
― Thomas Henry Huxley
There is nothing cuter than a child who has manners.
When was the last time you had a child say thank you without being prompted?
If you have any suggestions on how to help the worlds children learn compassion please post a comment below! This is our planet, our choices create the world we live in!
Thank you :)
~ Annie Nonomys
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