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"I called the director of Chloe camp to tell him that she only drank orange-pineapple juice for breakfast ... not pure orange juice.
"We had Jacob's soccer coach at noon to make sure that he understood that Jacob does not respond well to direct commands. We want the coach to use "suggestions" when you talk to James about soccer techniques.
"I can not believe that the teacher asked Phoebe to write her paper again with better penmanship. Not that the woman knows that it is the content of the writing process than how it looks? I do not want to Phoebe thinks she is a bad writer because of sloppy handwriting.
Ahhhh the thought patterns of the helicopter Parents! These over-bearing, obsessive, hovering parents micro-manage every aspect of their child's life. It is not NOK to ensure that their toddler listening to Baby Einstein and distinguishes themselves at Gymboree classes. The Wall Street Journal recently reported cases of helicopter parents accompanying their college-graduate children to job interviews. Some companies offer internships for college seniors now conduct parent orientation programs to stem the many phone calls from a helicopter parent. While helicopter parents can have the best intentions, in reality they are raising children with few problem-solving skills. Children with hovering parents never get the chance to face disappointment and build resiliency.
Let's hear it for ... submarine PARENTS! Think about your typical submarine. (Not an everyday topic of parents' discussion.) Submarines usually remain under water, out of sight. At need for immediate surface, submarines may rise as soon as they are driven in part out of the water. Submarine parents also still out of sight, but could emerge in case of an emergency. Let's look at the difference between a helicopter and submarine Parents: Helicopter Parents: Prepare sack lunches for their children, complete with dinosaur-shaped sandwiches and long tones highlights the wonder of the child's intelligence, good looks and ability to use remote control. Submarine Parents: Put out a variety of school lunch supplies and encourage your child to pack their own lunch. If Matt packages only chips and carrot sticks, he will be hungry and pack a bigger lunch the next day.
Helicopter parents: Selling family heirlooms on E-Bay to pay for a $ 3, 995 Silver Cross Pram. (Canopy only an additional $ 225.00!) In order to take full advantage of this pram, with three and four year olds are pushed through the park while munching on gourmet, flax-seed crackers. Submarine Parents: Buy a sturdy and comfortable stroller at a garage sale for $ 25.00. Once the child begins to go, the stroller re-sold at a garage sale and the children get exercise by walking and running.
Helicopter Parents: Participate in all of their children's homework projects. When a fifth grade teacher assigned the task of building a model of the solar system, (without using Styrofoam balls!) Helicopter parents complained in mass. How can their future astronomers reconstruct the galaxy of planets without proportionate size Styrofoam balls? Submarine Parents: Encourage your children to look around the house for items to use. One mother donated a collection of dryer laughed so her son could add glue and create mini-lo balls representing planets.
I admit, I am a parent submarine. My job as a parent is Having fun with my daughters, while letting them explore and learn natural consequences. My youngest daughter Sondra did not know that the stores had a wardrobe until she was eight. I bought all her (cute!) Health at a garage sale and shipping stores. After washing each item, she will find it hanging in the closet or folded in a drawer. There was no discussion of "Will you have this if I buy it for you? "My older daughter found him as an actor in commercials and make more than minimum wage as a teenager. In order to give her a sense of the real world, I insisted she spend three weeks every summer, picking strawberries and earning $ 3.50 on a good day. When Sondra was six, she wanted an uber-expensive American Girl Doll. I cut full-color, 18 "image out of the American Girl catalog and had it laminated." Here are your American Girl Doll. "I said," When you turn nine, I'll buy you a three-dimensional doll on your birthday. "Sondra played with her flat puppet months so that clothes and furniture for her. She taught creativity. I saved $ 88.00.
About the Author:
Silvana Clark is a professional speaker, presenting keynotes and workshops on business-related topics.The author of 11 books, she gained her marketing experience by getting her "ordinary" dog to star in TV commercials. Oh yes, she also appeared on the Fox reality show, Trading Spouses.
http://www.silvanaclark.com
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