I thought he was awful cute, but he was too young. So ... two husbands later, children later ... and (I'm auditioning) guys for 'Swing Shift' ... and in walks Kurt Russell.
Attention for children is so much about input, and the brain can only filter so much - I don't know how many millions of messages that come through the brain, and we can only filter so much through it.
You don't have to tell a child not to bully. You know, you talk at kids, they don't hear you, but when you give them a visceral experience, then they have something to remember.
I must say that the biggest lesson you can learn in life, or teach your children, is that life is not castles in the skies, happily ever after. The biggest lesson we have to give our children is truth. We're all built with illusions. And they break.
When you look at the amount of medication that has been administered to children today, it stands the hair up on your arms. Because this is the way that they are helping children manage their emotions.
The biggest lesson we have to give our children is truth....
To find someone who loves your children like you do is really rare.