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17. Wish I could rec your post.

Reply to laundry_queen (Reply #15)

Thu Jul 31, 2014, 09:55 PM

Jul 2014

And it's not just about being honest about our emotions around kids, although that's vital. I was doing something with kids a couple of years back and made some minor goof. I apologized to the kid, fixed things, and went on. Another parent, who witnessed the interaction, couldn't believe that I'd "lowered myself" by apologizing to a child. I stared right back at her and asked her how she expected kids to learn to admit mistakes and apologize if they don't witness adults modeling the appropriate behavior.

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Are you raising nice kids? A Harvard psychologist gives 5 ways to raise them to be kind [View all] FSogol Jul 2014 OP

This seems incredibly important marions ghost Jul 2014 #1

Gotta agree. The point about being kind as being just as important as FSogol Jul 2014 #2

The five ways are: JimDandy Jul 2014 #3

+1 n/t FSogol Jul 2014 #4

Thanks! lovemydog Jul 2014 #8

"All I really want to know is.... bvar22 Jul 2014 #5

The article twice mentions obligation to a sports team, but fails to mention -- radicalliberal Jul 2014 #6

They mentioned sports as in your actions affecting others and used how quitting would affect others FSogol Jul 2014 #10

I agree that one's obligations to others is important in group situations, -- radicalliberal Jul 2014 #12

This social scientist who is promoting teaching kids to be kind is not advocating treating others FSogol Aug 2014 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author radicalliberal Aug 2014 #23

This would be a mistake: "I won't even log in again." FSogol Aug 2014 #24

That is interesting treestar Jul 2014 #7

Same here. lovemydog Jul 2014 #9

"My Religion is Kindness" Coventina Jul 2014 #11

The extreme level of competitiveness marions ghost Jul 2014 #13

When my daughter was young gwheezie Jul 2014 #14

Same here. Both of my sons have volunteered weekly at the local food bank since they were little. FSogol Aug 2014 #21

Empathy is THE key to raising children laundry_queen Jul 2014 #15

Wish I could rec your post. winter is coming Jul 2014 #17

Oh, absolutely! laundry_queen Jul 2014 #19

+1 n/t FSogol Aug 2014 #22

Hell, no; I'm raising my kid to be a Republican. winter is coming Jul 2014 #16

Empathy used to be seen as a virtue, now it's seen as a weakness. enigmatic Jul 2014 #18

And read good fiction aloud to them (well above their own reading level) and talk about pnwmom Aug 2014 #25

I take care of my kid BlueJazz Aug 2014 #26

Now all the republican parents know what not to do! BillZBubb Aug 2014 #27