Recent content by Shiroi Tora

I am presently showing my 2Echild (12 year old son) a very good Korean Drama called "Winter Sonata" (on Huluplus). I had watched it many years ago and I have long been a fan of Korean and Japanese Dramas. They are very chaste and give examples of high morals, especially in the realm of man and...

I am interested in knowing their counter reply...either in verbiage or body language. If they were talking about you and pointing...especially if they purposely said it within earshot of you...it was profound disrespect to your children. Children are vulnerable to comments made by adults...

The term is used too loosely, as is so many other words. Although it is part of human nature in many...it is up to the schools to take proactive measures, as well as the parents. Last year, my 7th grade son had written a report on what bullying is and he detailed some viable options that the...

Now so far as to my saying ooohhh noooo....it was to add levity. I frequently say things tongue in cheek...and so the emoticons. Were there no emoticon...then I could see how it could be confused. I want to let the lighter side of discussion come through also. It was meant to be fun. The...

Ok..Alter Ego...I am not sure if you are purposely being obtuse or not. I'll go with not right now. The battle of wills is not a method of operation. It is not of your choosing. It is not authoritarian using rudeness. It is certainly not Authoritarian as the main method of operation. It IS...

Excellent. I am glad you stayed with the discussion. You have a lot to give. I am also here to learn from others. That is the beauty of an open forum. An open and valid discussion helps every participant. Am I a parent extraordinaire? NO. That is why I am here. Discussion gives me...

Any time a superior instructs you to do something....that is in fact Authoritarian style management. It doesn't have to be rude. You don't have to like it...it just has to be done. They are simply instructing you to do something....without your input. They expect it to be followed. Should...

I ask those who say they are really bothered too much by the center alignment to...please skip the post. Singledad, I sincerely hope you do not skip it. You have been respectful and you have had some good replies in other posts. Please remember...it shouldn't be form over function. It is...

No..the parent engaging the child using the Authoritarian role...uses Authoritative corrective actions...actions using the position of authority to correct...and hopefully, modify another's actions. Again...this is when it becomes a worse case scenario early on in the child's life so as to...

I am sorry but I really must comment on the centered format as being difficult to read. The ideas are grouped. We as parents must be far...far...FAR more adaptable in many situations. We must teach adaptability to our children. We must teach them to analyze and prioritize. I must ask...

Authoritative use of corrective actions in no way equates to punishment. Plus...we are talking children...again...children. By virtue of a child being a child...well...they sometimes simply will not do what needs to be done...what do you do then? Sometimes the solution need be effected in a...

Also...please do not fret about the unusual layout. It looks far longer than it actually is...because of the spaces used. Overall reading time is what? One minute...perhaps two? Sorry...I was going to add it to the bottom of my above post and delete this one...couldn't find the delete...

I really don't know how others could have understood it to be all one way. OK...this is verbatim....my FIRST three sentences... Please allow me to put forth a reasoned argument toward one aspect of being a parent...the Authoritarian. This, by no means, precludes being fully loving and...

I thought that by my writing in that the authoritarian is what sometimes must be used....let me say this again....sometimes...it would have been taken as such. The parent must use the style which fits the situation. There is no one way to use all the time. My point is that when it is never...

<CENTER><CENTER> Please allow me to put forth a reasoned argument toward one aspect of being a parent...the Authoritarian. This, by no means, precludes being fully loving and affectionate. This merely stresses the need to be more when the situation warrants it. Also...please forgive my...