Ok, where do I begin?
Can I start by saying that I feel parents have lost complete control of their children? Was anyone watching the weather last night? Looking at the news this morning when our meteorologists were letting us know that there is a wind chill bringing temps to well below ZERO??? Can I tell you that as I drop my four "bundled" children off to their appropriate schools in sub below temperatures I still see kids outside in barely a sweatshirt, never mind a hat or God forbid... gloves and a scarf!!!! OH NO! This is of course, why parents who actually want to do the right thing, have such a hard time. Their children are looking at all these other kids who have no rules.
I'll have to go back to my old adage... What happened to the Good Ole Days? When parents actually ran the home and when children listened and showed respect for their parents as well as any other authority figure. Where is society going when children are able to make the decisions in the home, not to mention some of the other little tid bits I hear... like students swearing at the teachers during class and deciding for themselves they would rather go to the office since this class is too boring for them? Where is it going? When will it stop? What is going to happen to our future if it doesn't??? My friends, that child would have been escorted right out of school if it were up to me, and I know... it isn't, however I do believe that if we had good old fashioned standards... LIKE WE USED TO, we'd ALL be better off!
We all should be concerned! Very concerned! This is our future people... WAKE UP! What is going to happen when little Johnny and Beth are the ones teaching in our schools? What about running all the businesses that are supposed to keep our economy going? Hmmm? What then? Are we just going to keep lowering the bar? Is that what we really want to do?
I can't imagine that we all want to see our future basically being flushed down the proverbial toilet, yet... What are we doing about it??
We need to take charge again folks!! We need to actually give a damn about our future, and we have to have the foresight to do something about it!
If you are a parent that feels you have absolutely lost control, and are ready to gain it back, give a call. (413-732-9355) or email kids@ bewellkids.org We will help you back on the right track. We need the wherewithal to take charge; it's never too late!
Securing our future... one child at a time!
Mary-Anne DiBlasio
Founder, Be Well Kids, Inc.
and this morning... a very disgruntled parent!
The Yes, You Can Curriculum is a personal finance educational program developed by American Century Investments that puts students in real-life situations where they can apply critical thinking and problem-solving skills.


