side and told him that if he would be good for two weeks then I would take him fishing. Yesterday was the long awaited fishing trip. I ended up bringing the other two boys in the class to not leave them out and it was an interesting experience. The two boys who had never been fishing before both caught a fish, the first boy caught a three inch fish and the second boy caught a six inch fish. The third boy who was the boy I took outside, was left fishless. He cried and yelled and ultimately ended up throwing quite the tantrum. Luckily his dad was there so I didn't have to deal with the tantrum all by myself. We told him fish don't like little boys who cry and that was why he didn't catch any, but he just couldn't and wouldn't snap out of this fit he was having. The boy ended up getting a spanking from his dad and then being put in the car where he eventually stopped crying. The experience was good and I always try and learn from whatever happens so I find myself looking to the future. How will I react when my children break down? Will I yell at them? Will I spank them? I don't really like the idea of spanking kids, but I do see how it can be helpful. I really just don't know what I will do and that kind of scares me. I feel like I'm pretty good at taking care of kids, but this is one aspect of being a parent I just don't know about. Luckily I'm not to that point yet, but being the good eagle scout I am, I am trying to prepare.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Tantrum
So once a week I get to teach a bunch of five year old kids. It's always a fun experience and reminds me of how much fun I have with my nieces. Sometimes the boys tend to be a little rambunctious and I don't really blame them because I know I was probably very similar if not worse as a five year old. A couple of weeks ago one of the little boys was being especially disruptive so I took him out
side and told him that if he would be good for two weeks then I would take him fishing. Yesterday was the long awaited fishing trip. I ended up bringing the other two boys in the class to not leave them out and it was an interesting experience. The two boys who had never been fishing before both caught a fish, the first boy caught a three inch fish and the second boy caught a six inch fish. The third boy who was the boy I took outside, was left fishless. He cried and yelled and ultimately ended up throwing quite the tantrum. Luckily his dad was there so I didn't have to deal with the tantrum all by myself. We told him fish don't like little boys who cry and that was why he didn't catch any, but he just couldn't and wouldn't snap out of this fit he was having. The boy ended up getting a spanking from his dad and then being put in the car where he eventually stopped crying. The experience was good and I always try and learn from whatever happens so I find myself looking to the future. How will I react when my children break down? Will I yell at them? Will I spank them? I don't really like the idea of spanking kids, but I do see how it can be helpful. I really just don't know what I will do and that kind of scares me. I feel like I'm pretty good at taking care of kids, but this is one aspect of being a parent I just don't know about. Luckily I'm not to that point yet, but being the good eagle scout I am, I am trying to prepare.
side and told him that if he would be good for two weeks then I would take him fishing. Yesterday was the long awaited fishing trip. I ended up bringing the other two boys in the class to not leave them out and it was an interesting experience. The two boys who had never been fishing before both caught a fish, the first boy caught a three inch fish and the second boy caught a six inch fish. The third boy who was the boy I took outside, was left fishless. He cried and yelled and ultimately ended up throwing quite the tantrum. Luckily his dad was there so I didn't have to deal with the tantrum all by myself. We told him fish don't like little boys who cry and that was why he didn't catch any, but he just couldn't and wouldn't snap out of this fit he was having. The boy ended up getting a spanking from his dad and then being put in the car where he eventually stopped crying. The experience was good and I always try and learn from whatever happens so I find myself looking to the future. How will I react when my children break down? Will I yell at them? Will I spank them? I don't really like the idea of spanking kids, but I do see how it can be helpful. I really just don't know what I will do and that kind of scares me. I feel like I'm pretty good at taking care of kids, but this is one aspect of being a parent I just don't know about. Luckily I'm not to that point yet, but being the good eagle scout I am, I am trying to prepare.
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Depends on the kid. Depends on the situation. Depends on what else has already failed. The easy, quiet way is to give in, but that's not what's best for the kid. Most of all, when it's your kid, you have to be the parent, no matter how much you'd rather not.
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