My parents are amazing. I had the most wonderful childhood, and it's not because I had everything I wanted or because I was a cool kid. I have learned a lot about how to be a parent. Here are 1 few ways that I use now to deal 2 my two children.
Here is an example of how I had a conversation with my parents when I was young. Usually it was around 4:30 p. m. I said, "I'm hungry. Can I 3 some chocolate?" My mom answered, "No. Have a banana. " "I don't want a banana. " "Then you're not hungry. " Sometimes I was angry about it, but I knew that was good for me. I am thankful to my mom for not letting me eat junk food, so I 4 with my mother and I have this same conversation with my5 son. I hope it 6 him to develop healthy eating habits.
I know many of us heard this as children. "If everyone jumped 7 a bridge, would you do it, too?" If our kids asked for something just8 everyone else had it or was doing it, I would ask them this question. And they soon learned not to ask for things because everyone else had it, but because it was something they wanted.
I will always be thankful that my parents let us try the things that interested us, not the things they wanted to push(推) us into. This helped me try swimming, dance, and the piano before second grade. I found a love —singing—and kept up with that through my college years. Now, I am a teacher and mother. It makes me 9 to see parents push their kids into their own favorite activities, even when 10 children don't like them.
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