How to get kids to pay attention

Post by hutzlibu » Sun, Jul 01, 2018, 4:59 PM UTC

watwut wrote: post #29

seibelj wrote: post #11

My father was short tempered, very loud, and an unusually large man in stature and presence. Additionally he worked nights, got a couple hours of sleep, and then woke up and took care of my brother and I for breakfast / school before sleeping more. He was not someone to mess with in general, let alone at 630am on a Tuesday. I think the threat of being screamed at and intimidated made my brother and I two of the most…

Yes, kids and young adults now commit less violent crime and less likely go into bloody fights. I mean, for all the "kids behaved better for thousands years", I actually went out of way to check how people in the past acted and it was not so rosy. On average, the kids raised like this tend to do what autority tell them when autority is present. It is different when autority is not present and they are in presence of…

Post by hutzlibu » Sun, Jul 01, 2018, 5:01 PM UTC

maltalex wrote: post #10

nickjj wrote: post #5

What's really interesting to me is this same thing can be applied to adults too. The article writes: > For starters, he says, ask your kid this question: 'What would you do if you didn't have to do anything else?' I often wonder what civilization would be like if adults asked the same question to themselves and then lead a life where they focused on that instead of being pressured into "making a living".

> I often wonder what civilization would be like if adults asked the same question to themselves and then lead a life where they focused on that instead of being pressured into "making a living". I imagine we'd have an abundance of pilots, and actors and a severe lack of toilet cleaners.

Post by Kluny » Sun, Jul 01, 2018, 5:04 PM UTC

seibelj wrote: post #22

colecut wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Out of curiosity, what were your feelings like towards your dad at this time? Was there a lot of fear around him? Did you "like" him?

My parents divorced when I was 10, and now my dad is married to his third wife. Age has mellowed him and his third wife has whipped him into a more submissive role, which was a good change in his personality. I don’t hate my dad, he is a flawed man but I love him. We both like NFL, boxing, and movies so we talk a lot about that. My brother is mostly estranged from my dad and they talk rarely, but we all do get togeth…

Post by tqkxzugoaupvwqr » Sun, Jul 01, 2018, 5:06 PM UTC

maltalex wrote: post #10

nickjj wrote: post #5

What's really interesting to me is this same thing can be applied to adults too. The article writes: > For starters, he says, ask your kid this question: 'What would you do if you didn't have to do anything else?' I often wonder what civilization would be like if adults asked the same question to themselves and then lead a life where they focused on that instead of being pressured into "making a living".

> I often wonder what civilization would be like if adults asked the same question to themselves and then lead a life where they focused on that instead of being pressured into "making a living". I imagine we'd have an abundance of pilots, and actors and a severe lack of toilet cleaners.

Post by kevmo » Sun, Jul 01, 2018, 5:07 PM UTC

jankotek wrote: post #24

> The other kid was told to wait. > One little boy started making explosive noises, pretending a toy on the table was a bomb Hm, perhaps some Ritalin could fix this? Perfectly normal behavior; little boy waits and plays small games to pass time. Incompetent teachers blame kids and "fix the problem".