The single most infulential thing for childern

I think that I will have to say their family. I feel that many of will pick this on. Family is the number one that can make or break a child in today's society. The family setting is first place children learn. This is a foundation to how a child is going to react in the world. This is the very beginning of learning. Children learn how to react with people, how to handle emotions, deal with stress, and so forth.

As a parent I stress about what can I do on a very day basis that will give them the best example. I do fail on this goal. I am learning everyday with these two. I lived in a very hostile house when growing up and it is my goal to not have that with Rylan and Aydan. Woody and I talk all the time on how we can improve what we are doing, whether it is doing chores to going out for dinner. I am happy to be able to BRAG that my two are very well rounded. We are able to do things that my friends don't even dare to do with their preschoolers. I feel confidant that Woody and I are giving them a very solid foundation to life.

Childern and Media

This is going to be hard for me not to get on my soap box. You see we only have one TV in the house. Why you ask?? This is when I get on my soapbox and "speak". Media desensitized kids today. All the new is violence and aggression. The cartoons today are the same why. I hate the fact that I can not find a "safe" show for my kids to watch. That is why we have so many DVDs in the house. I don't need the boys to learn at a early age how to be a brat. I know that comes latter when the hormones kick in. I also feel that the Internet needs to be closely monitored when kids are using it. There is so much trash on the Internet for kids to get into. I know that my husband is scared to death of it and hardly goes on it. It has been a constant topic between us. I have not figured out how we are going to monitor them. I do feel the video games and gaming web sites will have a limited time when the boys are older. We feel that gaming should be no longer the a hour and a half. I know that the Internet can be monitored by software and your ISP. The gaming monitoring is something that we still need to figure out. The Mr. says you can visually inspect the game by playing the game yourself and evaluating it to see if it is appropriate for your child. The only thing I see wrong with it is that you are out that cash if the game is not appropriate.

Best and Worst Teachers

I think that my best teacher would have to be my sixth grade teacher. She was from Germany. Need I was more. She was very strick with her classes but yet she was very loving. It was her rules or the highway. I do have to admit that was one of my best years in grade school. I think that I was too afraid to fail.

Now for my worst teacher. I am sure that my parents could tell you off the top of there heads. I think I will have to say my 2nd grade teacher. I was still in public school then. I don't think that she had but to much of an interest in her students, I did not do well at all in her class. In fact I had to repeat second grade when I went into private school.

As far as memories from school. I haven't really given it that much thought. I know that I could have done better if I applied myself. I think I remember the most where my friends and that my mother worked at the school and we were always there. Academically I grew not to like school and could not wait to graduate from high school. Now since 15 years have past and I have two youngters I feel the need to go back and at least get my two year degree.

Preschools

I feel that preschools are important. They teach little ones how to interact with each other, problem solve, self Independence, self control, sharing skills, compassion's skills, and many more. I have no idea if I went to preschool. Hang on let me call my mom and ask... Mom said yes I did go at the age of 2 1/2 till kindergarten. I have not worked in a Preschool. My boys just started yesterday. That is a great question. i think that a good preschool is going to be different for the child. I know that parents would want a school that offers a great secuss rate with kids going into kindergarten, I feel that a preschool needs to have a good learning enviroment nurturing, supportive, a bit changeling for the child to bring the best out of them, and most imporant the child is safe. My only other thoughts on the education of the population under 5 is that we should embrance it and give them the best that we can.

Ten Family Stressors

There more many stressors to children today. Here are just ten of them. These are not in any order.
1. relationships
2. finances
3. health care
4. housing
5. media
6. time
7. parents schedule
8. education
9. technology
10. family issues

No matter if any of these stressors directly or indirectly effect a child they still do. Things like relationships, health care, housing, parent issues are going to have a greater effect than finances, media, and time. I rermeber when growing up there where subjects that was not directly in my path but boy did I sure feel the effects of it. Even though kids are relisant there are just somethings that will leave a lost lasting impresstion and or effect on them. Take for instance childern whos parents are dicorved. They almost always feel that their parents brake up was becuase of them, they too make poor reationship chioces latter in life, and so on.

80's and 90's child

I was born in the mid 70's. I would have to say that I am a child of the 80's and 90's. Even though I grew up in the South Bay, my parents never worried about my brother and I. Jon (my brother) an I would play from sun up to sun down with out a care in the world. He and I would walk 4 miles to the community pool and swim for hours unpon hours. I wasn't even in sixth grade and my girlfriends and I would take public transit all over the Bay with out our parents being concerned.

Once I got into hig school socity changed. Technoogy, gabe consols, cell phones, e-mail, double parent incomes and hih devorce rate have all contributed to were we are today.

I can assure that is why we live out in the country. We are very thankful to live where we do. They boys can play outside all day long as long as the gate is hsut and locked. (we live close to a road and they are under 3) There are a few bad things about were we are; 1- a terriable school disitrict, 2- there are no other small chidern for my boys to play with, and 3- there is a very small enrichment value here.

I think that most parents today want to eigther ingonre their kids, rely on techonogy to raise them, or worst yet medicate them. All that allows for this next genration to be disrecptfull, rude, but also allows them to be adaptable at the same time.