Reggie Bush is crossing his fingers … hoping his son chooses any sport other than football. The former football great was in Hollywood Saturday night leaving Tao, when our photog asked about his infant son and whether dad will encourage him to…
Showing posts with label Encourage. Show all posts
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Travis Scott Did Not Encourage Injured Fan to Jump from Third Story at Concert (VIDEO)
Travis Scott is not responsible for the kid who jumped from a 3rd story balcony at his concert … despite the fact he encouraged people from the 2nd story balcony to jump … that’s his position. Sources close to Travis tell TMZ … the…
Mother Won"t Encourage Son to Share. And This is Why.
Sharing is caring?
Not necessarily, explains Alanya Kolberg.
This Springfield, Missouri resident has gone viral after posting a Facebook photo of her son, Carson, at the playground last week.
As you can see above, the picture features the young boy holding a few toys while being surrounded by a few of his fellow toddlers.
But what has captured the attention of the Internet is not necessarily what we see in this image, but the first line of what Alanya wrote as a caption to it.
MY CHILD IS NOT REQUIRED TO SHARE WITH YOURS.
Not exactly something you often hear from a parent, is it?
Kolberg went on to explain that her son is perfectly adept at sharing; in fact, he brought some of his toys to the playground in this case specifically to share with a friend.
But he was taken aback when kids he didn’t know suddenly surrounded him and essentially grabbed directly for his Transformer, truck and Minecraft figures.
“As soon as we walked in the park, Carson was approached by at least 6 boys, all at once demanding that he share his [stuff],” Kolberg wrote.
“He was visibly overwhelmed and clutched them to his chest as the boys reached for them. He looked at me.”
And this is when mother told son that he can simply say “no.”
Naturally, Kolberg said in her lengthy caption, these rebuffed kids quickly went to “tattle” on her to their parents. But she stood strong in the face of the “dirty looks” she received.
And here’s why, Alanya explained:
“If I, an adult, walked into the park eating a sandwich, am I required to share my sandwich with strangers in the park? No!
“Would any well-mannered adult, a stranger, reach out to help themselves to my sandwich, and get huffy if I pulled it away? No again.”
Based on this logic, Alanya asks, Whose manners are lacking here?
She then tries to answer her own question:
“The person reluctant to give his 3 toys away to 6 strangers, or the 6 strangers demanding to be given something that doesn’t belong to them, even when the owner is obviously uncomfortable?”
Sort of makes you think, doesn’t it?
Here is how Alanya concluded her caption, emphasizing how she wants her son to learn how to stick up for himself:
The goal is to teach our children how to function as adults. While I do know some adults who clearly never learned how to share as children, I know far more who don’t know how to say no to people, or how to set boundaries, or how to practice self-care. Myself included.
In any case, Carson only brought the toys to share with my friend’s little girl, who we were meeting at the park. He only didn’t want to share with the greedy boys because he was excited to surprise her with them.
The next time your snowflake runs to you, upset that another child isn’t sharing, please remember that we don’t live in a world where it’s conducive to give up everything you have to anyone just because they said so, and I’m not going to teach my kid that that’s the way it works.
This post has been shared over 239,000 times.
Those who agree with Alanya have written such responses as:
I applaud you being a present parent, and for instilling your values in your children, for letting them know that you support their decisions, and that you have their backs.
And also:
She isn’t teaching her child not to share, she’s teaching her child comfortability, discretion and control. It’s not an obligation to share with strangers. Break the ice first, most children will willingly share when they feel comfortable and ready.
And those opposed to Alanya are represented by replied such as the following:
Children already know how to say no. We have to teach our kids that giving to others that don’t have [the same] is important.
Where do YOU stand on the topic of how and when to teach children the concept of sharing?
Monday, December 7, 2015
Jana Duggar: Fans Encourage "Cinderella" to Go to College, Start Career
If you’re familiar with the lesser-known members of the 19 Kids and Counting clan, then you probably know that Jana Duggar is a fan favorite who always seems to get a raw deal from her own family.
At 25, Jana lives at home with her parents at the so-called “Duggar compound” in Arkansas, where she helps to care for her younger siblings, as well as her nieces and nephews.
As her younger sisters Jill and Jessa got married, moved out, and started families of their own, rumors began to circulate that Jana is the family “Cinderella,” forced to spend the rest of her life catering to the needs of her many, many brothers and sisters.
It may be that Jana has chosen to stay at home and live a chaste life of servitude, but ever since the cancelation of 19 Kids and Counting, many fans have been more vocally concerned about bright, quiet young woman.
The show served as a connection to the outside world and a sort of de facto career for Jana, who is now rarely seen by the public, and presumably spends the bulk of her days completing household chores.
As she’s not involved in a courtship with a Duggar-approved young man, Jana is not even allowed to create a social media page of her own.
Perhaps that’s why when the Duggars posted the above photo of Jana on their Facebook page last week, their social media followers leapt at the chance to encourage the girl to break out on her own.
“College would look great on her,” wrote one commenter.
“Jana is so beautiful and so ready to move out on her own and get married,” wrote another.
There are several such comments on the thread, many of which have now received hundreds of likes.
Yes, it seems the Duggar faithful are certainly eager to see Jana move out and start a life of her own.
And we’re sure TLC wouldn’t mind, as based on the level of fan interest, we’re sure a Jana: Counting on Herself spinoff would be a ratings bonanza.
Of course, rumors of Jana breaking away from her famous family seem to circulate every few weeks.
Tabloids have had Jana courting Tim Tebow and moving to New York City to start a business.
Obviously, all of the reports of Jana setting out on her own have proven false, and it’s important to bear in mind that Jana has never actually expressed a desire to distance herself from her family.
But especially in the wake of everything we found out about her upbringing over the past year, it sure would be satisfying to see Jana buck the tradition and live life on her terms.
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