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Tips for Students:
December 2009
Oh Winter Break is nearly here and you can barely wait. Christmas presents, parties, cookies and
cakes, candy canes and stockings stuffed full of joys. Family and friends and each one just HOPING FOR SNOW.
While your out there sledding, building snowmen and forts for snowball fights I want you to also remember to be
safe and never play near the street. Remember each season has it's own set of safety rules as well. Don't
forget that hats, coats and gloves are to prevent frostbite and colds.
I will keep updating my bus scenario's, accident pics for your comments, and the bus game will be here
too or just stop by guest book and fill me in on your Holiday events! HAVE A GREAT AND SAFE HOLIDAY SEASON KIDS!
Mrs. Donna
A new website on safety and tips on presenting the rules
to children so they want to follow them.
I recently recieved an e-mail from a grandmother in Arizona who has a website dedicated to protecting our
children. I have checked out the site and found some very good information and although it is named www.alivepast5.com there is also information on car safety, teen safety and more. I was known and still am by friends,
family, my children and many of their friends as an overly protective mother, but yet they all respect my dedication and insistance
for safety first. My motto has always been better safe than forever sorry. From the moment my oldest (now 25) was born I made
it my main concern to see he was never hurt in anyway I could possibly prevent. However I finally realized that even
the most dedicated parents can't prevent every accident and kids just get booboo's , but those booboos serve a great purpose
to teach children cause and effect and to keep us parents on our toes always looking out for what we may have overlooked or
missed. Just because they happen doesn't stop us from trying to prevent as many as possible or if unpreventable then perhaps
to just make them less traumatic. Despite all our efforts all three of my children have been to the ER for stitches at least
once, and there have been a couple broken bones as well which is when my children finally decided Mom might know what she's
talking about after all and took my warnings a little more seriously as teens. Luckily they all survived to adulthood and
now we have four wonderful grandchildren ages 9,6,4, and 3, all boys but the youngest (which means lots of boo boos). I have
ceded to the fact that boys will be boys, but I still do everything in my power to insure their safety at all times, even
when they insist "Ahh Nene, it's ok I do it at home, or " I am big enough now, or the just once Nene" One important
piece of advice here. IF YOU WANT YOUR CHILDREN TO LISTEN TO YOU, TALK TO THEM. NOT DOWN TO THEM AND IF YOU
WANT THEM TO FOLLOW THE RULES THEN EXPLAIN THE REASON FOR THE RULE, BECAUSE JUST LIKE GROWN UPS, NO ONE WANTS TO DO SOMETHING
JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE ELSE TELLS THEM TO AND IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT A SECOND YOU DON'T WANT YOUR CHILDREN TO ALWAYS DO
SOMETHING JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE TELLS THEM TO EITHER. ( FOR INSTANCE CHILD OFFENDERS, KIDNAPPERS, BULLIES, ETC. ) AND TELLING
THEM THEY CAN'T IS OFTEN SEEN AS A CHALLENGE TO PROVE THEY CAN SO USE THE WORD SHOULDN'T INSTEAD AND
THEN EXPLAIN WHY. I understand life is stressful enough without children these days and it can seem that what
I am asking of you here is just far too time consuming or troublesome,but once you make a habit of doing it you will find
it takes no more time or effort than, because I said so and you will get more cooperation from your child and less worries
for yourself although at first you may get alot of questions to see if you really know what your talking about or just saying
it but soon you will begin to see them taking on more responsibility for their own safety as well as that of others around
them, but don't stop their still learning as are you, we never know what tomorrow will bring until it arrives. DON'T
FORGET TO PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH AND IF YOU MUST BREAK A RULE AND ARE CAUGHT, SIMPLY EXPLAIN WHY IT IS NECESSARY OR WHY
YOU MUST AND THEY SHOULDN'T.
CHILDREN ARE BY NO MEANS DUMB, THEY ARE VERY SMART AND CONSTANTLY LOOKING FOR ( TO QUOTE JOHNNY
FIVE, FROM SHORT CIRCUIT) MORE INPUT STACY MORE INPUT.
To reminse on that a minute I really loved watching that movie with my grandchildren. I got GREAT INPUT
it reminded me for a little while how new they are too the world and how everything is all new to them too, I remembered what
joy that brought me while my kids were growing up too. It is always an eye opener to stop and see the world through a childs
eyes on a really rough grown up day. Enjoy your children while keeping them safe. Check out the site and maybe relax with
a movie with your kids or grandkids and just enjoy. God Bless And Keep Us All!
Mrs.
Donna
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