As I'm about to visit a child in a residential setting I started thinking and yes I know...you did, ? oow good for you. Hey, that in itself can be a challenge sometimes. I wondered what we could do as entertainment, getting to know more about each other and consider the weather too. Thinking and driving I see some dust on my dash. Oh yeah baby ! That's the answer. We will clean my car and the boys and I will wax it and talk. This way I can see their endurance and willingness to work. No not for pay, but for that thing we adults used to be able to say, "just because"
Kids need to re-learn how to take direction and listen just because they're told and I'm not talking about listening to strangers. Don't get stupid here.
So let's take a kid first time in trouble in school and yes it needs to be age appropriate, so we'll begin with sixth graders. We get farmers to help. Need helping hands, can't pay much, well here they don't pay at all. It starts without breakfast. Many parents won't like this because they too get punished any time their kids too. Take an FMLA and make any arrangements you need too. Get those kids up or ask the farmer to grab him or her out of bed, into the truck and on the farm. They work, really work for an hour cleaning out stalls, then breakfast, work four hours, then lunch. It can be done, get the picture?
Live in the city ? Have kids wash trash cans, clean graffiti,WAX cars. Since they don't get out enough because of electronics and working parents too tired to get them out, there are other ways. Make them mop halls, wash windows, clean and wax mailboxes, do street cleaning. They will take pride in where they live and themselves or kick their asses !
Come on parents, THINK! If you have to go to court with your son or daughter, talk to the judge about hard work. Make it happen. We are producing generations of lazy, kids who don't care and commit crimes. It's up to us to change things. I do know courts will make kid do community service and maybe a first time that's okay, but if your child continues you have to be a bad ass parent. You want to eat ? You work first ? Oh they're going to call the police on you for not feeding them? Cops will love to come to your home and see you are doing the work and all you need to say is, "he or she can eat, but work is first". Watch them grin, agree with you and leave.
Kids need to re-learn how to take direction and listen just because they're told and I'm not talking about listening to strangers. Don't get stupid here.
So let's take a kid first time in trouble in school and yes it needs to be age appropriate, so we'll begin with sixth graders. We get farmers to help. Need helping hands, can't pay much, well here they don't pay at all. It starts without breakfast. Many parents won't like this because they too get punished any time their kids too. Take an FMLA and make any arrangements you need too. Get those kids up or ask the farmer to grab him or her out of bed, into the truck and on the farm. They work, really work for an hour cleaning out stalls, then breakfast, work four hours, then lunch. It can be done, get the picture?
Live in the city ? Have kids wash trash cans, clean graffiti,WAX cars. Since they don't get out enough because of electronics and working parents too tired to get them out, there are other ways. Make them mop halls, wash windows, clean and wax mailboxes, do street cleaning. They will take pride in where they live and themselves or kick their asses !
Come on parents, THINK! If you have to go to court with your son or daughter, talk to the judge about hard work. Make it happen. We are producing generations of lazy, kids who don't care and commit crimes. It's up to us to change things. I do know courts will make kid do community service and maybe a first time that's okay, but if your child continues you have to be a bad ass parent. You want to eat ? You work first ? Oh they're going to call the police on you for not feeding them? Cops will love to come to your home and see you are doing the work and all you need to say is, "he or she can eat, but work is first". Watch them grin, agree with you and leave.
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