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Give us an inch There are many ways my Mom and Dad have tried to get our attention and get us to behave. But nothing has worked better than writing pages. Depending on how bad we are, my parents give us five pages to write or sometimes 20. But it works. The sentences always start out: “I will not…” or “I will…” When we misbehave, we can always count on writing our hearts out. Another tactic Mom and Dad use on me is to threaten to take my cell phone. Or they just confiscate it without warning. Then I realize that I did something wrong! But at 16 years old (almost 17), I am pretty well-behaved. For my younger sisters, who range in age from 8 to 2, Time Out and losing privileges such as watching television are pretty popular. I have learned from my parents that the key is sticking to your punishment. If you let up and go easy, kids will keep pushing you. If you give no discipline now, you get a brat now and a bad citizen later. Give us an inch and we will take a mile! Hannah Daniel, Walnut Cove, EnergyUnited |
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