tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772459128704388678.post5389815530684896104..comments2024-01-23T12:04:07.663-06:00Comments on Bellies and Babies: Train Your Children Up In The Way that They Should GoNicole Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00221401549139626688noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772459128704388678.post-63621188938322401402011-09-16T01:59:24.165-05:002011-09-16T01:59:24.165-05:00Love your post, quite different as to what I am us...Love your post, quite different as to what I am used to reading here. Thanks a lot for all the credit. I am humbled!mamapoekiehttp://www.authenticparenting.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772459128704388678.post-20565419107220782702011-09-14T16:01:49.543-05:002011-09-14T16:01:49.543-05:00As he stated earlier in the post, we don't giv...As he stated earlier in the post, we don't give out money for chores, just as no one pays me to do my chores. :)<br /><br />OTOH, we do have ""special projects". Special projects accrue monetary or immaterial rewards commiserate with the effort and completeness of the tasks."<br /><br />These special projects can be dog sitting a neighbors dog, offering to do your siblings chores, cleaning the car once a month, or other house works that are not part of the day-to-day to make our family work efficiently. <br /><br />I hope that answers your question. :)Nicole Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00221401549139626688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772459128704388678.post-61694844024129802232011-09-14T14:44:37.356-05:002011-09-14T14:44:37.356-05:00Great post! My question is this, how do you teach ...Great post! My question is this, how do you teach financial responsibility without paying an allowance for chores?rebekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17999264774530749624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772459128704388678.post-73895594660408923262011-09-12T10:10:27.802-05:002011-09-12T10:10:27.802-05:00I LOVE this! I am a millennial, too. I think my pa...I LOVE this! I am a millennial, too. I think my parents struck a good balance between building my self-esteem and letting me fall on my butt. At the same time though, they are still saying things to me like "you're so talented and smart, you'll get a job with no problem." But I have had problems, a lot of them, and it's been painful because of that expectation.<br /><br />But what can ya do? No generation of parents can be perfect. Although, I have no intentions of coddling my own children. It's okay for kids to not get there way, or for them to get hurt -- life is about learning, and sometimes learning is painful!<br /><br />Thanks for the article!Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00881011231654332764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772459128704388678.post-78037860505515161122011-01-06T19:55:21.281-06:002011-01-06T19:55:21.281-06:00I have to agree with Nicole. As a millennial myse...I have to agree with Nicole. As a millennial myself I was completely unprepared for struggle, difficulty and failure. I was over praised and coddled and didn't know who I was or what I wanted. It was very painful to become an adult.<br /><br />My brother has avoided becoming an adult. He tools around in university switching majors and still lives at home. Our parents did us a great disservice by over protecting us and offering us too much.<br /><br />I hope I can be more balanced in how I raise my children.Curlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06176883112936068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772459128704388678.post-67017182068339304502010-12-30T15:59:54.277-06:002010-12-30T15:59:54.277-06:00I agree, Meghan, and recently, Calvin and i did a ...I agree, Meghan, and recently, Calvin and i did a study on this together. It is a 'rite of passage', if you will, to have the older generations criticize the up and coming generation. <br /><br />There are differences, though. In particular, there is a difference in the way that these children are held in the family dynamic. Not such a good thing, IMHO.<br /><br />There is also the issue (good issue) of these Millenials having a healthier work/life respect than their parents. They don't live to work, they work to live... and they are demanding more relationship with their employers - desiring understanding and encouragement from their employers for their personal goals, hopes, and dreams. <br /><br />These are positives :)Nicole Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00221401549139626688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772459128704388678.post-21243756388311700112010-12-30T13:13:23.758-06:002010-12-30T13:13:23.758-06:00Every generation similar statements are made about...Every generation similar statements are made about that generation's youth - dating back to the 1800's. As people age they become less self-centered, more empathic, etc. (for the most part) - except it's not remembered that way. People usually remember themselves as they currently are. This is nothing new, just a repeat. Think about what was said about the youth of the American counter-culture of the late 60s and 70s.Meghanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17232390735414411614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772459128704388678.post-43817521980217373852010-12-27T14:25:39.965-06:002010-12-27T14:25:39.965-06:00I was JUST thinking about this the other day. That...I was JUST thinking about this the other day. That the cause of helicopter parenting today must be the absent/harsh/neglectful parents of yestergeneration. Parents today are terrified of their kids turning out like they did, so they swing to the opposite end of the spectrum, but extremes are never good. Instead of churning out neurotic, insecure, angry adults, we are churning out spoiled, helpless, entitled adults.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17475112158639748154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772459128704388678.post-86218777203152358342010-12-27T10:58:31.341-06:002010-12-27T10:58:31.341-06:00I thoroughly enjoyed this post and I must say I ag...I thoroughly enjoyed this post and I must say I agree with everything you have said.Charityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00601412136507740780noreply@blogger.com