Thursday, September 18, 2008

Chapter 4 Sept. 18

Beth has always listened to people praising Annie's good looks. Annie has always listened to people praising Beth's intelligence. What problems can it cause when a child hears people praising a brother or sister? What can parents do to prevent this problem?

12 comments:

Wade said...

1It can cause problems by causing a attitude for not being praised yourself.

2 Parents can prevent this problem by praising you to.

Tylure said...

When other people praise my brothers it makes me mad because I don't get
any compliments. Parents should
praise all the kids in the family when they deserve it.

Cordel said...

I would get sad and go to my room and cry so loud to make the person get even more sad.Parents can prevent this problem by praising everyone the same.

Jenny said...

Saying that you have good looks and oh you are smarter than you sister can cause the children to have low self a steam because they want to be good to there parents and they want to be good looking to they parents. People can say you are so smart or you are so cute that would make kids feel like they are not stupid.

Sage said...

If you over heard your family talking about your sister saying she was the best at every thing and you were the second best how would that make you feel mad sad depressed well thats how it would make me feel.Loving you the way you are even if your the weirdest person in town they should love you the way you are because they don't have a right to talk about your sister saying shes the best and your the second best .

Taylor said...

The problem is that the other one
geting them jelaus because one might wants to think there more cuter than the that there geting that there cuter that would make someone mad .The parents might prevent this by not praising them.

Brittany said...

Some problems can be fighting about
who's best and I have the most friends. That could also cause jealousy of one another or they could
very easily make each other get angry
at the other parson.Parents should
praise all of there children when
they did a great job or did something
correctly or did the right thing so
they will know that they are loved
and cared evenly.

Corinne said...

The problems that a child could have when he/she heres other people praising he/she brother or sister he/she can get very mad. What the parents can do is they can talk it out with them.

Natasha said...

Hearing parents praise sisters and brothers can cause jealousy. Brothers and sisters can get mad at each other. Parents help prevent this problem by doing the right thing all
they have to do is help them figer
it out.

The Bowins said...

When someone is praised constantly over another person, it can become frustrating and cause quite a bit of jealousy - not only between siblings, but between friends as well. What is important to recognize is that everyone has talents and strengths that other people may not have. Math concepts may come very easily to you, while you may struggle to remember the vocabulary for reading. Others may find the vocab easy, but struggle with math. Everyone has to accept what they are good at and what they need to work on, and understand that it's not a competition, it's just the way that life is.

As a parent, I know that it is important to encourage my son and to give him praise for not only the things that he does well, but for the things that he tries really hard to do - even though he may not be very successful in his attempt.

Mrs. Slagle said...

I agree totally with Mrs. Bowin! Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses and we each need to look for those. A very wise friend of mine once told me that comparing ourselves to other people is never good. If we can do something better that another, we feel like we are better than them. If we can't do something as well, it makes us feel bad. Either way, our feelings are not for the best.

Mrs. Jeffres said...

Everyone likes to hear they've done something well so as parents, friends, teachers, we need to encourage one another. A wise person (my mother) taught me: if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all