What are some costs and rewards of parenting?
Costs--Your free time. Time and energy to focus on problems of any sort. Time and energy to progress at work at the same pace as before. Private time with your spouse/partner. Time and ability to care for yourself when sick, stressed, exhausted, or just in need of down time. Kids are much more expensive than anyone is prepared for! Far less time and energy for friends and socializing. Your body will be forever changed. Reduced ability to travel. Total submission to someone else's needs and wants. Constant struggles and guilt over trying to always make the right decisions. Did I mention TIME AND ENERGY?
Rewards--a bond like no other. Love like you will never feel for anyone else. The chance to relive your own childhood's wonderful moments and recreate them for someone else, or the chance to re-do things from your childhood in a better way for someone else. Amazing moments almost daily as you watch your child grow and learn. Making new "mommy" friends. Seeing the world differently and noticing things you never noticed before. Having an excuse to play with cool kids toys and do messy art projects. A new bond between you and your spouse. New connections to your own parents, even if they are no longer living. Having a focus every day and a reason every morning to get out of bed (even if you're exhausted). An endless supply of Goldfish crackers in your kitchen.
Rewards and Punishment
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Unconditional Parenting $26.96 UNCONDITIONAL PARENTING ? A Talk by Alfie KohnMost advice for parents begins with the question ?How can we get kids to do what they?re told?? -- and then proceeds to offer various techniques for controlling them. In his landmark book Unconditional Parenting ? and in this talk based on that book -- Alfie Kohn begins instead by asking ?What are our long-term goals for our children?? It follows tha... |
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Parenting Techniques & Philosophies: Spare the Rod - Open Captioned (1979) $9.99 This product contains the following film(s): Film Title: Spare the Rod (Open Captioned) (1979) 29 Minutes Featuring acclaimed actor, writer, and directors Penny Marshall and Rob Reiner "Spare the Rod" discusses different discipline techniques and lays out guidelines to help the individual decide what parenting technique is appropriate for them. Knowing the proper ways of disciplining will not help... |
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Kenson Kids - I Can Do It Reward and Responsibility Chart Made in the USA. 11 X 15.5 $19.95 Motivating instead of trying to control your child's behaviors will help mold him or her to be the best they can be. The 'I Can Do It!' reward chart brings some of these valuable lessons to life. Unlike other chore charts, the "I Can Do It!" Reward Chart is easy to use and has fun colorful pictures to go along with the tasks to help the child associate words with the task. The Kenson Kids reward c... |
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Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason $7.23 Most parenting guides begin with the question "How can we get kids to do what they're told?" and then proceed to offer various techniques for controlling them. In this truly groundbreaking book, nationally respected educator Alfie Kohn begins instead by asking, "What do kids need -- and how can we meet those needs?" What follows from that question are ideas for working with children rather than do... |
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