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“A parent may believe that a child learns to use a napkin, knife and fork merely because he is told that if he doesn’t use them properly, he will be spanked. By test, this inhibits the natural learning, putting an artificial command under the natural ability to mimic. The common result of this is to cause the child to revolt. If the child is permitted to observe, without coaching or coaxing, adults eating with knives and forks and using napkins, the child, unless badly aberrated, will, by test, struggle and fumble to mimic. And it will come up at last with manners, better manners than those forced upon it, providing the parents themselves know how to use table silver and napkins properly.” — L. Ron Hubbard

Parenting

The Importance of Setting a Good Example

By Thaddeus Reeves 8 years ago

Personally, I’ve always found that clean, effective communication and setting a good example go much

The Survival Rundown

By Thaddeus Reeves 8 years ago

Not too long ago, I wrote a piece trying to sum up a succinct description of

Kissing it to Make it Better – Why Does This Work?

By Thaddeus Reeves 11 years ago

It’s a time-honored tradition. Kid wipes out, falls down, or otherwise gets a

Bothered by the News? Family or Co-Workers Upset? Please Read This.

By Thaddeus Reeves 12 years ago

If you’re a parent or know any little kids, or even remember being a little

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By Thaddeus Reeves 12 years ago

This quote, if you break it up into pieces, represents much of the core of

Parenting

The Adult is the Problem in Child Raising, Not the Child

By Thaddeus Reeves 14 years ago

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