Comments on: Perfect Example of a Missed Opportunity http://parentalwisdom.com/blog/?p=443 Helping parents raise good people. Tue, 28 Aug 2018 17:00:30 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 By: SEO Strategy http://parentalwisdom.com/blog/?p=443#comment-1284 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 21:55:57 +0000 http://parentalwisdom.wordpress.com/?p=443#comment-1284 Keep on blogging! its getting through the tough times that make you stronger and then the good times will follow, keep writing about your experiences and we should all pull together.

]]> By: Melissa http://parentalwisdom.com/blog/?p=443#comment-1283 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:07:59 +0000 http://parentalwisdom.wordpress.com/?p=443#comment-1283 I completely agree that parents need to let their kids face the consequences of their actions. The lessons is better learned here than through the other potential consequences of drinkng (underage and/or while driving).

One thing here that I think is at odds with that idea of facing consequences is the school that wants to hold parents accountable for absences and homework. Absences I can see. But does holding parents accountable for homework remove that accountability from the kids? I know moms who will stay up late to finish homework with their kids – work the kids had time to do on their own – rather than 1) get the kid to bed on time and 2) let the KID face the consquences of, say, not studying for that spelling test. These moms tend to think that it reflects poorly on THEM if their kids don’t do all their work and perform well on all their assessments. What if you’re the parent who *doesn’t* coddle your kid (as we’re suggesting the prom parents shouldn’t have) and expect him or her to be accountable for their work and performance?

]]> By: macromedia http://parentalwisdom.com/blog/?p=443#comment-1282 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:26:50 +0000 http://parentalwisdom.wordpress.com/?p=443#comment-1282 Nice!

]]> By: Maggie Macaulay http://parentalwisdom.com/blog/?p=443#comment-1281 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:42:21 +0000 http://parentalwisdom.wordpress.com/?p=443#comment-1281 Tina –
Awesome post! I am putting a link to your blog in the July 7th issue of Parenting News You Can Use, the weekly e-zine from the International Network for Children and Families. Over-entitled children who do not experience consequences become over-entitled adults who do not know the joy of contributing. Parents who do not hold their children accountable create adults who do not hold themselves accountable.

The Parenting News e-zine is a free publication, and if anyone would like to subscribe, please visit http://www.WholeHeartedParenting.com.

All the Best –
Maggie

]]> By: Gayla Cirone http://parentalwisdom.com/blog/?p=443#comment-1280 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:48:15 +0000 http://parentalwisdom.wordpress.com/?p=443#comment-1280 Thank you Tina,
That was one of the best thing I read or heard today. What a great way to inspire (put it straight to) parents to take responsibilities, and stop creating Spoiled, Irresponsible Victims.
Gayla Cirone

]]> By: parentalwisdom http://parentalwisdom.com/blog/?p=443#comment-1279 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:56:23 +0000 http://parentalwisdom.wordpress.com/?p=443#comment-1279 Good way to say it Lucy – it’s epidemic.

]]> By: parentalwisdom http://parentalwisdom.com/blog/?p=443#comment-1278 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:55:34 +0000 http://parentalwisdom.wordpress.com/?p=443#comment-1278 What a great comment by your mom! That will definitely have a place in my next book. Thanks for taking the time to respond.

]]> By: Phyllis Piccirillo http://parentalwisdom.com/blog/?p=443#comment-1277 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:18:59 +0000 http://parentalwisdom.wordpress.com/?p=443#comment-1277 I think the whole situation is actually very sad. I totally agree with the teachers about not going to the ceremony but I just can’t believe there are still parents out there who try to justify their childs poor behavior. I raised both my daughters with some very simple, basic lessons about consequences. I simply refused to reward bad or iresponsible behavior. It was a lesson they learned very early in life. My Mom was the person who said to me in reference to raising my children “It will take less patience to teach them from the beginning, because you will not have the patience or strength to undo what you failed to instill in them at an early age”. I believe to this day in those words. Parents today don’t have the strength or patience to instill in their children the simple ABC’s in life. Shame on South Plainfield, Shame on those who actually broke the rules, but mostl importantly shame on the parents!

]]> By: Rosalind Sedacca http://parentalwisdom.com/blog/?p=443#comment-1276 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:10:27 +0000 http://parentalwisdom.wordpress.com/?p=443#comment-1276 Kudos on this article. Right on target. I love the answering machine list!

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]]> By: Lucy Collini http://parentalwisdom.com/blog/?p=443#comment-1275 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:05:13 +0000 http://parentalwisdom.wordpress.com/?p=443#comment-1275 The underlying problem is that parents drink alcohol and have a difficult time telling their children not to drink since they feel that at 17 or 18 they themselves drank alcohol. They feel that it is the right of passage and not a big deal. Unfortunately, it is a big deal, alcoholism is a major disease and many consequences come from alcoholic drinking.
We have a national crisis concerning drinking alcohol. We say one drink is ok, how many really do that?
The lesson of not going to their graduation would have been profound and since they broke the legal contract when they signed no alcohol at the prom, it should absolutely be enforced.

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