>>>Sorry, it's not that simple. Most of them will rebel about something. The goal is to make it something you can live with.
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>>>And yes, we guided our kids into good paths and their rebellions were minor.
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>>>You may recall the name Mike Antonovich - he was actually my first boss, in Reading, in early 1988.
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>>>My views and Mike's views on parenting are just about identical. He and his wife had a daughter in the summer of 1988. He has had to count on one hand the # of teen rebellions he's encountered, and they were minor. His general approach was to teach his daughter, at the earliest age possible, about prioritizing interests. As a result, she was always been the most "adult-like" child at every stage of intellectual development. His daughter isn't dull or anything like that, she's a fun-loving person - but was largely disinterested in peer pressure, following the crowd, and focused more on always bettering herself.
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>>>Mike's expectations were very high, and he and his daughter met them. And anyone who knows Mike knows that he's an easy going guy, so it's not like he played the "do this or else" card with his daughter. Some people simply have the knack for getting others to realize why it's in their best interests to do things a certain way.
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>>>The Montessori approach hits the nail dead-on....a child's biggest intellectual growth occurs between 2.5 and 5. Give them opportunities for confidence and pride. When my daughter hits kindergarten. she'll look her teacher right in the eye, speak clearly, answer every question without looking away, and yes, she'll stun the first bully she encounters with a patented K2 b-slap. :)
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>>>I expect rebellions, they're part of the process. I also expect them to be minor ones (like who is the bigger liar, Palin or Obama) :)
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>>So far Obama...he claims to have written 2 books, Palin only claims 1. ;)
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>I was under the impression Obama actually did write his. No?

According to conspiracy theory Bill Ayers wrote or finished "Dreams". Hence the ;)