I have known twelve-year-olds who beat up on their mother, and she does nothing to stop them.
There's a kid in JK at our school who is sometimes picked up by his grandfather on a bike, without a proper child seat, sitting on the crossbar of the bike, no helmet. The teacher told the family that she would not release the child to the grandfather if he came on his bike without a proper seat and helmet. The little boy told her the next day that his grandpa said he didn't have to do what his teacher said, because she was a bitch. The next time the grandfather tries this, she's going to call CAS about it. Is it any wonder the kid cusses out any adult who tries to get him to do something?
One of the reasons I intend to continue working while my children are growing up is to provide them with a role model of a woman in a career. I may change careers, or do two at once, but I will be engaged in an adult way outside the home because that's what I want for my daughters - if it turns out to be what they want. It's also the image of women that I want my sons to have - strong, hard-working, caring. Children learn what they live, and they learn what those around them live. My job is to make that a positive image for them to model their lives around.
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Date: 2005-12-03 02:34 am (UTC)There's a kid in JK at our school who is sometimes picked up by his grandfather on a bike, without a proper child seat, sitting on the crossbar of the bike, no helmet. The teacher told the family that she would not release the child to the grandfather if he came on his bike without a proper seat and helmet. The little boy told her the next day that his grandpa said he didn't have to do what his teacher said, because she was a bitch. The next time the grandfather tries this, she's going to call CAS about it. Is it any wonder the kid cusses out any adult who tries to get him to do something?
One of the reasons I intend to continue working while my children are growing up is to provide them with a role model of a woman in a career. I may change careers, or do two at once, but I will be engaged in an adult way outside the home because that's what I want for my daughters - if it turns out to be what they want. It's also the image of women that I want my sons to have - strong, hard-working, caring. Children learn what they live, and they learn what those around them live. My job is to make that a positive image for them to model their lives around.