http://blog.myheritage.com/2012/09/family-10-things-never-to-tell-your-kids/ Fri, 17 May 2013 11:48:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://blog.myheritage.com/2012/09/family-10-things-never-to-tell-your-kids/#comment-37179 Vicki Tirendi Tue, 11 Sep 2012 02:04:14 +0000 http://blog.myheritage.com/?p=27360#comment-37179 Re number 7 it would all depend for me on the child's comment originally. Some kids are excited about school, some are aprehensive, some are somewhere in the middle. Many times, the first day of school is just fine and to suggest otherwise is alarming the child unnecessarily. My object was to give my children the confidence in themselves so they could gain as much as possible from school years. Re number 7 it would all depend for me on the child’s comment originally. Some kids are excited about school, some are aprehensive, some are somewhere in the middle. Many times, the first day of school is just fine and to suggest otherwise is alarming the child unnecessarily. My object was to give my children the confidence in themselves so they could gain as much as possible from school years.

]]> http://blog.myheritage.com/2012/09/family-10-things-never-to-tell-your-kids/#comment-37176 Vicki Tirendi Tue, 11 Sep 2012 01:51:46 +0000 http://blog.myheritage.com/?p=27360#comment-37176 Re the first one, I would ask my children did they think they could try harder. Not, I know you CAN try harder. They are now 20 and 24 and I know they try their best. It is a very long time since I needed to ask them did they think they could do better. Their personal best is fine by me. Re the first one, I would ask my children did they think they could try harder. Not, I know you CAN try harder. They are now 20 and 24 and I know they try their best. It is a very long time since I needed to ask them did they think they could do better. Their personal best is fine by me.

]]> http://blog.myheritage.com/2012/09/family-10-things-never-to-tell-your-kids/#comment-37164 Joan P. Rezac Mon, 10 Sep 2012 20:51:17 +0000 http://blog.myheritage.com/?p=27360#comment-37164 I never said any of the above comments, except for #8. I said, "Because I'm the Mommy, that's why. I never said any of the above comments, except for #8. I said, “Because I’m the Mommy, that’s why.

]]> http://blog.myheritage.com/2012/09/family-10-things-never-to-tell-your-kids/#comment-37159 Linda Mon, 10 Sep 2012 19:58:07 +0000 http://blog.myheritage.com/?p=27360#comment-37159 When a child asks ____ (fill in the blank), we should not reply with "I don't care". "I don't mind" or "That would be fine" would be much better in my opinion. When a child asks ____ (fill in the blank), we should not reply with “I don’t care”. “I don’t mind” or “That would be fine” would be much better in my opinion.

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