That may seem like a strange title but for me it isn’t. I guess my rant this week is about children. I am not ranting about how tired I am or how frustrating children can be. ha ha I am ranting about how people treat their children like they are just tiny idiots. No parents. You are just BIG idiots. That is all. We have all been there. You are walking through Walmart and you hear some kid start screaming. Then you wait for what you KNOW is about to happen. Some insane parent starts screaming at their child and telling them how dumb they look. No. YOU look dumb. Seeing a grown freaking adult yell at a small child no bigger than ELMO drives me crazy. What does that teach that child? It teaches your kid to yell. DUH. My favorite line is when parents are screaming, “Why are you overreacting!?”. Crimony. Stop this.
Now what started this rant for me? Something actually quite opposite. I was watching the TLC show 19 Kids and Counting. Don’t know what that show is? Click HERE. I marvel at the matriarch of this family and how she is able to handle her 19 children. She just talks so sweet to each and every one of them. I found myself being much more patient and soft spoken to my child after watching this show. She honestly has the patience of JOB and the love of Jesus Christ in her heart. She looks at each and every one of her children as though they are children of God.
I have always tried to speak to children as if we are on the same level. Talking down to children does nothing but make them feel inferior and less than. That is not a good thing for any child to feel. How are they supposed to have confidence with their peers if they don’t even feel good enough for their own parents/family? I am NOT saying I am the best parent. NOT. AT. ALL. I am just saying that children deserve more.
Why am I so heated about this? I feel so strongly about this subject because I was often talked down to as a child. NOT by my parents. Don’t worry. My parents were great at speaking to me. People in general never gave me enough credit. I felt as though only a few teachers believed in me (Thank you Ms. Waite, now Ameziane, for treating me like a person. Not just a student) I think my bubbly personality and outgoing nature makes people think I am silly. This treatment drove me to getting my Bachelors at Arizona State University. I wanted to prove everyone wrong. Oh. and I did. ha ha I received a Bachelors Degree from ASU in Communication. BOOM. ha ha Just in case you wanted a visual….Here it is. ha ha
So what do I want to make sure came across with this post? 1. Speak to children like they will become amazing.
2. Don’t expect children are dumb
3. High energy does not mean carelessness
4. YOU look dumb if you yell at a kid.
THANKS guys!! Hope you liked this week’s rant!
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