Raising Children

Raising Children - spoiling worse than well-intentioned chastisement ?

One sure way to shatter long-time friendships is to suggest that your friends change their approach to raising their children! (If you need advice in this area, or would like to give advice, Dr Spock's Baby and Child Care is highly recommended, but if you are interested in additional common sense thoughts or suggestions, or have some specific questions you would like to pose, please explore this site further.)

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Roles of Parents - Guardians or Teachers ?

Roles of Family & Friends - Baby-sitters or Role-models ?

Roles of Teachers - Academic Educators or Social Engineers ?

In summarizing this section on 'Raising Children', it is important to remember that short-term good intentions do not necessarily translate into long-term benefits for our off-spring. Those who find it difficult to resist the pleas of their children for new toys, clothes or sweets should seek the advice of others on how to manage their own self-discipline. Those who simply abandon their responsibilities to their children by neglecting to spend time with them or by sticking them in front of a TV or PC for hours at a time, should seriously question their commitments as parents and not be surprised if they also suffer in the future turmoil of their children's later lives.