Show a Little Respect !
Lets take the so called average family , what is it ? Oh yes 2.4 children . Sex doesn't matter , only attitude . Lets put this average family in an average house , with an average car , and average aspirations . I think you get the idea , everything about their lives is completely average .
Now if you have that 2.4 children we spoke about , then this exercise could be plain sailing , depending on YOUR ATTITUDE . So the question needs to be asked , in terms of doing out the menu for the day , when you think of lunch and dinner maybe , how do you approach the planning of these things ?
Do you ask little Brad and little Taylor what they would like for lunch ? Do you ask little Brad and little Taylor what they would like for dinner ? Knowing , always knowing that they will definitely both have different choices in mind . Are you of the opinion that they both should have independent lunches and dinners , made always and skillfully by you ? Or .....................................do you have a different approach ?
The reason I am posing this question is simply to ascertain what level of acceptance and thankfulness you are teaching your children . It really doesn't matter if you feel that the children will appreciate you more if you make separate dinners for them . It is unimportant if they feel aggrieved , when you , not having the time to make things separately for them , feel guilty about upsetting their dinner plans .
These things , when you consider a large family of maybe five children , is made so much more difficult , if from an early age you have taught them that it's perfectly ok for you to make separate dinners for them .And at this stage of their lives , it is now expected . I mean its hard enough just trying to get through your day , without making it more complicated and difficult on yourself .
I have seen this tradition at work , and it's not a tradition that is in any way sensible or flattering to the person who hasn't got the courage to stop it . Children need to understand a small degree of want and need . They need to understand the true quality and importance of food . They need to be shown respect for food . How can it be acceptable for plates and plates of food to be thrown out , because little Brad and little Taylor wont eat what has been prepared . How can mothers and fathers allow this to happen ? I'll tell you how , its because they would rather not bother take on the responsibility of respecting food .
Whatever food you eat , be it meat , fish , or just plain old fruit and vegetables , try respecting it a bit more . Someone has gone to a lot of trouble to prepare this food for you . The least YOU can do , is go to the trouble of respecting it .
Now if you have that 2.4 children we spoke about , then this exercise could be plain sailing , depending on YOUR ATTITUDE . So the question needs to be asked , in terms of doing out the menu for the day , when you think of lunch and dinner maybe , how do you approach the planning of these things ?
Do you ask little Brad and little Taylor what they would like for lunch ? Do you ask little Brad and little Taylor what they would like for dinner ? Knowing , always knowing that they will definitely both have different choices in mind . Are you of the opinion that they both should have independent lunches and dinners , made always and skillfully by you ? Or .....................................do you have a different approach ?
The reason I am posing this question is simply to ascertain what level of acceptance and thankfulness you are teaching your children . It really doesn't matter if you feel that the children will appreciate you more if you make separate dinners for them . It is unimportant if they feel aggrieved , when you , not having the time to make things separately for them , feel guilty about upsetting their dinner plans .These things , when you consider a large family of maybe five children , is made so much more difficult , if from an early age you have taught them that it's perfectly ok for you to make separate dinners for them .And at this stage of their lives , it is now expected . I mean its hard enough just trying to get through your day , without making it more complicated and difficult on yourself .
I have seen this tradition at work , and it's not a tradition that is in any way sensible or flattering to the person who hasn't got the courage to stop it . Children need to understand a small degree of want and need . They need to understand the true quality and importance of food . They need to be shown respect for food . How can it be acceptable for plates and plates of food to be thrown out , because little Brad and little Taylor wont eat what has been prepared . How can mothers and fathers allow this to happen ? I'll tell you how , its because they would rather not bother take on the responsibility of respecting food .
Whatever food you eat , be it meat , fish , or just plain old fruit and vegetables , try respecting it a bit more . Someone has gone to a lot of trouble to prepare this food for you . The least YOU can do , is go to the trouble of respecting it .
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