Boomerang Children

     This is my last post for this semester anyway. I wanted to share my thoughts on the family and boomerang children. The reason I want to talk about this is because I am a boomerang child. At the end of every school year I go home for a short visit. I keep leaving and coming back because when I am not in school my place of residence is home. I come home to work and save money for the next year's expenses. I love to go home because of all the memories and feelings I have associated with it. If I stay home long enough then I get restless. I want to be out of my parents home and be living my own life at college once again. But I have to say that one of the best things about being a boomerang child is that I always have a place to go.

Showing Respect

     R-E-S-P-E-C-T find out what it means to me! This is a classic song helps me not only to spell the word but it helps me to remember how I need to treat children. Some may be wondering why you would need to show respect to children or most will be continuing to sing the song in your head. But just like we want respect children want respect even if they don't realize it. 

     Imagine if you will a parent walks into the living room and sees their child listening to music and a mess of food and clothes everywhere. The parent begins to yell at the child and then says something to the effect of "How dare you disrespect me by not listening to me when I talk to you! You will listen to me when I talk to you!!!" Now imagine the roles reserved where the child yells at the parent and demands respect from the parent. Some might be shocked to hear a child talk to their parent that way but in reality we should be shocked at the parent demanding respect from the child. 

     The more a parent shows respect to their child the more respect they will give to the parent in turn. As we show them respect we teach them to respect the people they will come in contact with. There is no harm in showing a child respect.