Disciplining Your Child
Posted by admin in Discipline Children on November 17, 2011
Often parents resort to spanking and hitting their kids when angry and irritated. Parents normally use spanking as a means of discipline. But does it work?
If you spank your kid whenever he commits some mistake do you think that he will learn by this act? Research shows that spanking makes more harm than good and children tend to be rebellious and violent. Studies confirm that children who are treated aggressively physically will grow up to be aggressive. So the potential for the cycle of abuse to repeat itself through the generations is increased. Another reason that spanking is not a recommended form of discipline is that it can backfire.
Therefore never spank your kid. Remember one thing that children are masters of imitation and look to their parents as models. So when hitting is used for discipline, parents risk having the child model that behavior. They learn to hit, just like mom and dad thinking this is the correct approach. Read the rest of this entry »
Self-Confidence – Nature Or Nurture?
Posted by admin in Children Character, Children Confidence, Children Personality, Self Esteem on November 17, 2011
Is self-confidence something that you’re born with or is it taught and developed? It’s the classic nature vs. nurture question. While current wisdom has been for some time that it’s mostly nurture, there’s some surprising research out that indicates we may be genetically predisposed to be self-confident.
Smart kids tend on balance to do well in school. That may seem obvious, but there are a lot of exceptions to that rule. Some kids with high IQs don’t ever become academic superstars, while less gifted kids often shine.
Why would this be? Psychologists have focused on things like self-esteem and self-confidence-how good kids think they are-to explain these outcomes. Read the rest of this entry »