tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787381482400726509.post5160559026648636747..comments2023-12-28T19:56:26.527-08:00Comments on Let's Get Real-About Life: How Much is Too Much for Our Kids?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787381482400726509.post-64764988703499876232009-03-04T10:40:00.000-08:002009-03-04T10:40:00.000-08:00Gosh, I sure can relate to this one. We had a coup...Gosh, I sure can relate to this one. We had a couple bad incidents in school last year with our third grader. I almost pulled her out of school so I could home school her. I made sure to request said "nasty kids" would not be in her class this year and so far this year has been so much better. We had to have conversations (about sex) with our daughter that we weren't quite prepared to have just yet. We try to only watch G or PG movies, but at times those aren't even appropriate. For the most part we listen to country music, which isn't filled quite so much with violence and sex. But the best thing I have found that works for me, esp. as kids get older (I have 2 adult children) and you have less control is Talking & Listening. Just being there so the kids can talk to you and having open ears to listen. It's a tightrope walk as far as knowing when to shut up and listen, when to not be too strict, too judgemental, when not to pass on the info that you are hearing about their friends to their friends parents. The key, for me, is to build their trust in me (and me in them to make the right choices), to listen, not tell and not judge. And also live by example. They are going to hear things and see things that we don't like, unfortunately, but making sure they are raised with good morals does help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com