Why I put Dirty Socks in my Kids’ Lunch Bags

Cameron, R. (2020). Why I put dirty socks in my kids’ lunch bags [Blog].

Author’s Name: Rachel Cameron, Title: Why I put Dirty Socks in my Kids’ Lunch Bags. The blog’s name is Today’s Parents, posted on  October 4, 2020.  The article illustrates how some habits depicted by kids frustrates their parent that they have to adopt the hard way to warn them to stop as pointing it alone out does not help.

Outline and logically explain the major arguments

• Small habits at home can be daily a source of frustration to parents.

The mom of three is frustrated by her boy’s careless behavior of throwing socks anywhere in the house. This habit is repetitive, and despite her warning them, they repeat it. It frustrates her that finally, she had to teach them through the hard way.

• Children require external influences and threats to learn a behavior.

Teaching children to learn a behavior can be frustrating because they forget and repeat that previous mistake. The mom kept warning her boys to stop throwing socks carelessly in the house, but they repeated the same mistake until she put dirty socks in their lunch boxes.

•  The article also illustrates the challenges parents go through as they teach their children to be responsible.

The boys did not see any wrong carelessly disposing of their socks, but the mom had to teach them that dirty socks should be kept in the hamper.

•  Kids use tactical ways to clean up their mistakes

At some point, the boys learned that their mom was unhappy with their behavior. To blind their mum, they began hiding socks underneath the throw pillow to avoid trouble.

• Kids value fun and games; parents should incorporate fun measures and games to teach them a certain behavior. The boys thought the mum was joking when she told them that she would replace their favorite snacks with dirty socks when they failed to obey her rules. To them, it was fun until she implemented it.
•  Parents should intertwine strict measures and love to discipline their children. Sometimes, being soft doesn’t help; extra force intertwined with love should teach kids to become responsible. The three boys learned from their mother’s tough love hacks.

Identify any important reference that the author uses

The environmental conditions influence children’s behavior. During summer periods, the boys were very playful and created new spots outside to dispose of dirty socks.

Conclude with a sentence that paraphrases the author’s own conclusion.

Tough- love hacks are the solution to repetitive bad habits in kids. Sometimes parents should adopt strict measures to teach their children responsibility and respect.

Part B

 I believe that parents should adopt tough friendly measures to teach their children to be responsible. Strict measures such as tough- love hacks instill some sense of fear in children, and they will fear repeating a mistake. At the same time, they will view them as funny moments. Youngsters are naturally used to their parents correcting their behaviors; their response to correction can frustrate their parents. Unless their parents establish strict rules, they will still forget and repeat bad habits. Therefore, I agree that tough friendly measures are the best ways to teach children to be responsible. When tough measures are directed with love, long-term results are experienced.

References

Cameron, R. (2020). Why I put dirty socks in my kids’ lunch bags [Blog].