the best way to get the kids attention!

[overkill131313]

well my boy got a 40 inch samsung flat screen tv for his room.......so we are dropping of his old TV at the church thrift shop.....he started to give me some attitude so I said hey I can can drop off the new TV there any time I want too.......No attitude any more! lol

 

[MATTIAC]

Ya kids these days are hard to deal with. It's like it's programmed in their heads an attitude that can't be broke

 

[Bnorth]

Ya kids these days are hard to deal with. It's like it's programmed in their heads an attitude that can't be broke

I think you just need to discipline them like our parents disciplined us, it teaches respect and keeps them from getting sucked into the pop culture beliefs.

 

[JoHNI_T]

I think you just need to discipline them like our parents disciplined us, it teaches respect and keeps them from getting sucked into the pop culture beliefs.

ya I agree... kids didnt change but the times have,,,

 

[Free Rider]

What kid needs his parents when they have a 40" flat screen in their room.

 

[sumx54]

What kid needs his parents when they have a 40" flat screen in their room.

exactly.... and then we ask our selves...what is the best way to get their attention... I get my kids attention with a truck load of un-split firewood and a new snow shovel.

 

[Tone154]

exactly.... and then we ask our selves...what is the best way to get their attention... I get my kids attention with a truck load of un-split firewood and a new snow shovel.

Lmao I agree. 100 percent.

 

[eclipse1966]

tugging on their ear a bit gets their attn too God I hated when my dad used to do that!

 

[thegeneral]

exactly.... and then we ask our selves...what is the best way to get their attention... I get my kids attention with a truck load of un-split firewood and a new snow shovel.

I was 16 years old when I realized my name wasn't "split wood"

 

[brew_doo]

I still feel there's nothing wrong with a good ol' spanking. It worked on me as a kid.

 

[snopro]

Tell him he is going to have to spend a day with LHF. That will get his attention. Lol.

 

[teeroy]

tugging on their ear a bit gets their attn too God I hated when my dad used to do that!

hurts like fawk. my pa used to do that to me too, felt like it was tearing off

 

[overkill131313]

well he does work his a$$ of to make money.....which he spends on things he wants......he has a sled/quad/BMX bike/he just bought a mountain bike that he is so proud of because it has hydraulic disk brakes......

my point was that he can work his A$$ off making money but if he want to pull atitude I can still take it away....
there is alot of kids that need their a$$ kicked just to get them moving.

oh I forgot to say....he doesnt sit in front of it to play video games.....he got it for the hockey games....lol

 

[jbb]

hurts like fawk. my pa used to do that to me too, felt like it was tearing off

pttt i wished i was that lucky. it was the back of the hand up side the head for me. and if i was extra special it was full out shot to the head! lol

 

[TROLLCAT]

My old man used to say " Give him a smack every time you see him , either he's coming from trouble or he's heading to it " LOL

 

[overkill131313]

What kid needs his parents when they have a 40" flat screen in their room.

ouch.....I guess he should not have a 40 inch TV.....but I guess the endless hours or quadding, jetskiing, sledding, working on all the toys, hanging out doing kids stuff........is a reflection of him wanting to sit in front of a TV all day long......Not....but thanks for the input Free rider.....I guess I should go get him the new 80 inch flat screen so he dont hang out with me as much.......but that wouldnt help.....he still like to work and play with me! A TV is not a baby sitter.....it is something to watch the hockey game on!

 

[teeroy]

pttt i wished i was that lucky. it was the back of the hand up side the head for me. and if i was extra special it was full out shot to the head! lol

oh it was only a part of his disciplinary arsenal. it was "medium" level. the sausage sized HD mechanic finger snap to the head was "light"....

 

[jbb]

oh it was only a part of his disciplinary arsenal. it was "medium" level. the sausage sized HD mechanic finger snap to the head was "light"....

my old man was a logger. he didnt put up with crap. he never had to tell you do something more then once. lol

 

[Free Rider]

ouch.....I guess he should not have a 40 inch TV.....but I guess the endless hours or quadding, jetskiing, sledding, working on all the toys, hanging out doing kids stuff........is a reflection of him wanting to sit in front of a TV all day long......Not....but thanks for the input Free rider.....I guess I should go get him the new 80 inch flat screen so he dont hang out with me as much.......but that wouldnt help.....he still like to work and play with me! A TV is not a baby sitter.....it is something to watch the hockey game on!

It wasn't a slight towards you or your kid. Once my kids get glued to the TV it's like nothing else in the world matters. I think its great that they go sledding and quading with you. It was more of a generalization of TV's in general. Sorry if I offended you. Not my intentions

 

[MOMMA]

"kids today" I don't really agree with that. Sure there are some troubled kids out there. My kids are pretty freakin awesome. Respectful and helpful. Super ambitious always willing to lend a hand. We have wood heat, I come home from work, wood is split, and the kitchen is clean. Since I've had to go to work full time they help with everything, so we operate as a family unit. We have a blast together, music is a huge part of our household, always jamming with guitars. The kids were homeschooled until now, and have adjusted awesomely. Their teachers Love my kids (pretty awesome teachers) and always comment about how hard working. The kids on the bus just told them that they were "spoiled with smartness".

So not Kids today.. I may have mommy vision, but I truly believe I have amazing kids.