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Tantrums in the Grocery Store – Part 3
Did our kids ever misbehave in public while they were in their formative years? Yes, but it was curtailed rather quickly. Our secret was our discovery of the musculocutaneous nerve that derives from the lateral cord of the Brachial Plexus network of nerve fibers. ...
Tantrums in the Grocery Store – Part 2
Let’s examine some information on behavioral modification. If you study psychology, you will learn of a man named Ivan Pavlov, a Russian physiologist known primarily for his work in behavioral conditioning (Pavlov’s dogs). His conditioning program, sometimes...
Tantrums in the Grocery Store – Part 1
Last week, we talked about the importance of teaching your children respect for their elders. As parents, we are “elders” to our children and expect them to respect us as well. This is never more important than when we are in public and our children’s behavior is...
Respect for Elders – Part 2
We are all familiar with the Golden Rule “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you”. The majority of elders are polite and generous with their time. Elders have lived enough years to realize that, while work was an important part of their lives, the true...
Respect for Elders – Part 1
When we look up the term “respect: in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, we are provided with two definitions that pertain to the type of respect that is shown to elders. The first definition is “an act of giving particular attention (consideration). The second is “high...
Parenting by the Numbers?
You’re a new parent – now what? Your mind floods with questions. Will I be any good as a parent? What do I do if they if the baby food comes up faster than it went down? Why are they crying? How will they do in school? What if they don’t get good grades? What if they...
Parenting with common sense
There have been countless books, audio tapes, DVD’s, Internet websites, conferences, and seminars on parenting. Why one more? What I have observed is that many who initiate these forums of ‘better parenting’ speak from an academic point of view. They produce...