Nobody is fond of getting into trouble, but sometimes it's the right thing to do, even if you’re in a panic. The children these days can be very destructive, depending how they feel at the moment. The blame game is very popular in younger kids. What would you do if you knew what was coming, even if it wasn’t you? One balmy fall evening in 2010, my brother and I were playing a some sort of ball game in our backyard. We were having a blast! With only a few minutes until supper would be ready, we hurried to finish our game. You could smell the appetizing food our mum was slaving over for the past hour and a half. In the midst of our fun, my brother managed to throw the ball right through the kitchen window….nice one bro. Keep in mind that at the time our house was a one story so it was pretty easy for an eight year old to hit such a target. …show more content…
So he was still a little fearful, which was why I asked him to play in the first place. Afterall, I figured that would cheer him up. Poor bubba.. “What the heck?!?!” Dad boomed as he stormed outside. Instant chills ran down my spine. I could only imagine what my brother felt at the moment. My dad had never really yelled at us, no matter what we did. I wish I could say the same now. He didn’t even scream if he stubbed his toe. So in our case, he must of had a rough day. We were in utter awe, speechless, our eyes were forming tears as his face began to get
Six years ago, Arnold Curwing accidentally shot his brother with a .22 caliber rifle. He was nine years old at the time. Surrounding this incident, as you would expect, he was under fire by his neighbors and peers from thereon, even though it was an accident. Generally, they all blamed him. Some detested him for not getting in trouble. Some might debate that he got not enough punishment. Others might conclude that the knowledge of living the rest of his life knowing that he killed his brother would be punishment enough. The people that he loved, the people he was closest to blamed him, including his mother and sister blamed him. This is the kind of thing that a person nine years of age does not forget. For this reason I make the following analysis.
There was a crime committed down the street and a few kids say they saw you doing the crime. You have nothing to prove to them that you didn't. You were held responsible for it. What would your reaction be to that? You would sure say "No, I had nothing to do with it" because you know you didn't.
I wanted to go to him and ask him what was wrong, but I didn’t dare…But then I couldn’t stand it anymore and I got up and ran down the hall to the kitchen. There, in the middle of the room, wearing his Goodyear jacket and work clothes was my father. He was on his hands and knees, his head hanging as though it were too heavy to support, and he was rocking back and forth and babbling in a rhythmical stutter. It’s funny, but the first thing I thought when I saw him like that was the way he used to let me ride on his back, when I was little, bucking and neighing like a horse. And as soon as I thought it, I felt my heart lurch in my chest.
A family is referred to me because the parents have been using excessive punishment with their son and daughter. Whenever their children misbehave at school or at home the father beats them with a belt all over their legs and back and the mother does not beat them with a belt or other objects but she will slap them in the face if they are out of line or she will refuse to let them eat for a whole day if they do not do their chores or if they have a temper tantrum. The parents are wanting to change and find better ways to punish their children when they misbehave because they are at risk for losing their children to Child Protective Services if they do not change their forms of punishment. Both the Mother and Father were raised in a household where their parents used excessive punishment and they do not know any other way to punish their children. They also have no knowledge of the fact that they can change the behaviors of their children in a positive way by using the appropriate forms of extinction, punishments and reinforcements. I would then define, explain and give examples of extinction, punishment and negative reinforcement to the parents to make sure that this excessive punishments does not happen again. I would ask the parents what some of the triggers are and discipline problems that they are experiencing from their children to cause them to resort to using excessive punishments. I would then use those behavior problems such as temper tantrums and the children not doing their daily chores without being told to do so to be able to come up with an action plan to try and help the parents change those negative behaviors in their children in a positive way.
In the past, there have been many minors who have done numerous of acts in which they are punished in a reasonable manner. Just imagine if the parents of these children were put on trail instead of the minors. Why should a parent have to suffer the consequences for their child’s mistake, in which they probably had no idea what the child was doing.
When my father blew up at my mother we were all expecting him to. The argument of "I want steak" and "I was working all day" was common in our family. I immediately took my mother's side like I usually did because no one in our family appreciates or respects what she does. My father would later grow to regret what he said and apologize. Tonight was different though. My mother usually took my father's comments in stride knowing he really does not mean what he says. But, this time they both exploded at each other and my mother ended up running out of the kitchen upset, retiring to her room.
One of my favorite memories in my sports career was in the third grade, being the first year I played tackle football instead of flag football. This transition was a huge step for me because at such a young age I have never had much contact before. On the fifth day of practice after completing the conditioning our coach yelled, “time to hit!” Being a bunch of little kids we all screamed with extreme joy as this is the first time we get to tackle each other. My face grew the biggest smile as I was up first to tackle one of teammates. Our coach explained the
The next face Dedham won it. The kid shot the ball immediately, but I saved it. The one thing my coach always said to me was, “to use the element of surprise; they would never expect you to leave the net.
In exploring childhood, the topic of children’s agency has been a subject of interest for years. Agency can be defined as “the capacity to make choices, and to impose those choices on the world” (McNamee, 2016, p. 33). In large, it is the extent in which individuals can act independently. According to Seymour (2015) as cited by McNamee (2016) describes a difference between children as actors (an individual who participates in social life) and children as agents (whose participation makes an active difference in social life).
In this excerpt from The New Yorker’s article ‘High-Jinks : Shoot-Out’ by Guy Martin, we are given a clear example of a kid being put in danger. This is a quote from Willis Cohen after he was killed in the game (he got out while riding a taxi to school) : “I told the driver to pull over on the other side of the street, but he wouldn’t do it.” (Martin, 2009, p. 1). This quote from Cohen gives a crystal clear example of a kid being put in a dangerous situation. These situations that kids are put in could be very dangerous and make kids feel very threatened.
“Well, your kids are banging their fists on the walls and setting a bad example for my kids!” he angrily shouted with a crimson face. “You’d better get over there quick and settle them down or I’m gonna’ call the cops!” “Look,” I calmly replied, “I’ve been assigned to this group of sixty students. Our school has five very capable chaperones already over there to deal with that problem.”
Just fair warning but this paper will probably contain more questions than answers, not just because I don’t fully understand my own thoughts on “original sin” but also because I want you to make your own decision. I have thoughts on original sin and my own beliefs but that doesn’t mean that I am correct, these are my thoughts and the questions that I think about when I talk about original sin. I don’t want to just tell you why I am right but want you to be able to decide for yourself whether original sin does exist or if the saying was just made by man. Are children born innocent or sinners? Children are sinners just like the rest of human kind, but they are innocent until accountability.
...pick him up. He started to scream and yell at me. "You never do anything for me," he said. I gave the phone to my dad, and he explained to my brother that he would be picking him up. My brother was mad at me for days.
As a parent, I have spent a great deal of time observing the behavior, motivation, and thought processes of my children. As they mature these processes have changed, and it has been fascinating to watch. I have learned a great deal on the limits of self control in the adolescent mind during this time, and I believe that families should be held responsible for crimes committed by their teenagers.
One beautiful day that summer, I was playing outside with my friends when my mom called for me to come home. I did not want to abandon my guard post at the neighbor's tree house so I decided to disregard her order. I figured that my parents would understand my delima and wouldn't mind if I stayed out for another two or three hours. Unfortunately, they had neglected to inform me that my grandparents had driven in from North Carolina, and we were supposed to go out for a nice dinner. When I finally returned, my father was furious. I had kept them from going to dinner, and he was simply not happy with me. "Go up to your room and don't even think about coming downstairs until I talk to you."