For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for April 05, 2012

Well, she does have a point, Elly.

And for the children usually means the parents are behind the kids in every sense of the word.

I remember seeing a child dropping garbage in the street and I said to her, “You dropped something.” “One of those” was behind me and said, “Oh, it’s nothing of any value.”

At least its better than those horrendous beauty pageants we see little girls being forced to take part in by pushy parents. Those are just a form of child abuse.

Idiots come in all shapes, sizes, etc. Later on, maybe Lizzie would like to have an Easter Parade picture to show her family!

That kibitzer is probably not a parent.

And later: She cried because mom would not let her be in the parade…

js305 is 100% right. Most of us parents can usually judge right about these things, though we do make mistakes and even get annoyed about the wrong things, like Elly.

Sometimes, a kid really doesn’t want to do something, but usually she DOES want to do it and is throwing a fit because she’s scared. But if we don’t encourage her to do it anyway, she will regret it after- even at age 2 “But NOW I’m ready. I want to do it. Where’s the parade? I want the parade! WAAAH!”. And kids Lizzie’s age don’t get it, they just have to be encouraged/persuaded. The “I will regret not doing things” understanding comes with maturity, and really seems to kick in like age 8-10, at least then the logic and understanding can vanquish the anxiety.

Totally agreed on the pageants. But parades are fun and a matter of pride.

you can say that again

Are we going to get into an Easter egg hunt where the overly aggressive parents bully the other children so their own can get as many eggs as posssible? Film @ 11

That behaviour in past years ended one for this year in Colorado and several years ago in St. Louis.Last Saturday they held one here in Carthage, Il on the court-house lawn and only the little ones were out on the lawn scooping up the eggs. Good time had by all.

I never force my son (4 yrs old) to do anything he doesn’t want to do in regards to frivolous things. Last year he was scared of anyone in costume (Easter Bunny, Santa, ect) but I never forced him because I knew he would get over it on his own. Now, a year later, he decided on his own to approach and talk to the Easter Bunny in our local mall.

No reason to force things like that on a small child. Not worth the tears, fear, and tantrum over something inconsequential. Save that for eating veggies, going to the doctor for shots, and doing chores.

Giving in to a tantrum is NEVER a useful strategy, whatever the issue.

Certainly it is smart to pick one’s battles, but a tantrum should never be a winning strategy.

It’s the same when parents try to get professional pictures of their kids taken. Sometimes those kids cry in front of the camera while their parents urge them to pose, smile, and be ‘cute’.

Child Beauty Pageants . . . pushy, unattractive, untalented mothers living vicariously through their sweet, innocent, pretty, precious little girls — practically turning them into strippers and street-walkers at extremely young ages in order to win money and trophies when they should be enjoying being children instead. It’s sick. It’s sad. And it’s oh-so-wrong.

:-(

I thought in an earlier script, she wanted to put on the bonnet and Elly wouldn’t let her because she would get it dirty.

As a dancer, I’ve helped out at many recitals and one of my favorite moments was when a mom handed me her little 2 year old pile of yellow fluff (bumble bee or something like that) and asked “Do I have to stick around for this.”

Dont make it about you Elly. The kids scared