<p>that's for all of you who actually want kids....</p>
<p>i was reading this one thread and some of you guys have crazy parents. </p>
<p>so what's your rearing going to consist of?</p>
<p>i'm going to let my children decide how they want to live their lives, whether that be in school or not. i'll tell them that they need to at least finish high school.</p>
<p>As far as education is concerned, I am absolutely NOT, and I repeat, NOT, going to encourage them to skip any grades at all. I've met three people who skipped one grade, and they're as mature as anybody else in their current grade. I've met three people who skipped two or more grades, and one of them dropped out of high school due to excessive academic pressure.</p>
<p>Chinese is actually my first language, so starting at age two, I'd read some poems to my kid in a foreign language. Of course, I'd have to be fluent in the language... :)</p>
<p>At age four I'd play some speed math games. Use a deck of cards and ask him to keep adding a new card to the previous stack. Twenty-four is a great game, too.</p>
<p>Basically, I'd introduce some core language and math concepts at a very young age. Kids are impressionable at this age. You can create some great, lasting habits during this time.</p>
<p>At least that was what I figure my parents did... :p</p>
<p>I used to love the 23 game. My teacher offered a prize to whoever could solve 7-7-3-3...it took me two weeks to figure it out.</p>
<p>Anyways, I'll raise them pretty much like my parents raised me. Teach him/her to read before they go to school, maybe a little math (addition and stuff). I'll read a lot to him/her. </p>
<p>When he/she gets to around 6, I'll encourage him/her to play sports.</p>
<p>I'm going to be a easygoing, but extremely paranoid parent when they're teenagers. I mean, my parents think I'm a golden child, but the things I get away with...I'm going to try to stay one step ahead.</p>
<p>When it comes to college...I will do anything in my power to get them into college.</p>
<p>I'll use the same incentive system with grades that my parents used with me (i.e. $$ for A's).</p>
<p>beat the **** out of them if they're not getting a 5 on Calc BC by the time they're 5.</p>
<p>I think my parents raised me great, so I'll basically do what they did.
I somehow taught myself to read in preschool, but I'll definitely teach my kids to read before school. I started violin when I was four and loved it, so some sort of instrument when they're young. You learn everything so much faster at that age. A sport is up to them.</p>
<p>I skipped kindergarten, which from what I see is basically a waste anyways, so that would be an OK grade to skip, but none else. Past kindergarten, kids are starting to get groups of friends and are maturing at the grade level they're at; snatching kids out of their comfort bubble is really traumatic.</p>
<p>I meant the 24 game, by the way.</p>
<p>Education wise, I won't push them into one thing until they make a choice. As long as they finnish HS i'm content. I'm going to get them involved in a million things when they're young so they're not like me and wondering, if only my parents had made me do sports, get involved. Not for college reasons, but just because I think it's a good idea to be involved and passionate about somethig. Also, I wouldn't let them skip any grade. I think it lends itself to not fitting in socially as well. If anything, I want to instill in them a love for learning, not necesarily academics, but just something</p>
<p>I want my child to be a star gymnast or ice skater if I have a girl! Get them into the ec's at age 1:)! If I have a boy I want him to play soccer or tennis and fence! I don't even know if I want to get married anyhoo!</p>
<p>I'm going to force my children to get straight A's, get 5's on their AP exams, be involved in many activities, and get accepted at Ivy Leage universities...I'm going to be such a mean father...hehehe...</p>
<p>I don't have a huge plan yet, but I would teach my child to read, write, and basic mathematics before he/she gets into school. And I'm probably going to recommend him/her to play an instrument to get involved in theatre production.</p>
<p>Of course, I still haven't decided whether I want a kid or not... or worse yet, I don't even know whether I want to marry or not, lol!</p>
<p>I want to marry, and have kids, but I only want like 1 biological kid. I really want to adopt, but I want the (painful) experience of childbirth. ifyou haven't figured it out btw i'm a girl lol :p</p>
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haha. i actually saw my little bro being born and even cut the umbilical cord...and i was 9. not the most fun thing to do, but very fascinating. anyway, i'm looking forward to giving birth too. just the sheer pain of it seems to make all the more amazing. if billions of women have done it, it can't be THAT bad. but don't tell a mom that.</p>
<p>Age 5
I would make my child focus on a sport at an early age... preferably soccer. Maybe gymnastics but that stunts growth..</p>
<p>Age 1+
And I would make my child eat alot of GREENS as my child will not know the difference between good tasting food and not good tasting food. They will probably be processed into smoothies hahahahaha. brocolli and celery stick smoothies..</p>
<p>Until age 10
Force a musical instrument on them.</p>
<p>And dress them in the coolest/prettiest clothes ever!</p>
<p>And this might sound weird but I would have use hard discipline on my child if he/she was veryveryvery disobiedient. Only when they are like 3-5. My mom said that she used to hit me (spanks on my butt) and kicked me out of the house in winter.. she said that she once hit my face that my lip started bleeding. but I don't remember any of it. And I am well disciplined! She said that this was a good method because I would be obedient at an early age, and not remember any of it when older..</p>
<p>I'm adopting a kid because childbirth is pain and they stretch you out badly. He/she will get the best education possible at either a top public or really great private school. </p>
<p>I'll encourage he/she to take on the piano or violin at a young age, as well as a foreign language. He/she will make top grades at school and be rewarded, though not through bribe money (I don't believe in that). I don't want my kid to be socially inept so I'll encourage socialization and the importance of...having friends, early on.</p>
<p>When the kid reaches high school, I'll encourage he/she to be involved in a few extracurriculars that require a lot of dedication as opposed to stretching him/herself too thin. The kid is going to have a job whether he/she likes it or not.</p>
<p>I'm gonna have a lock outside the kid's bedroom door. The kid, he or she, will have an odd name. Something tres original. :)</p>
<p>How am I going to raise my kids? Using a forklift... have you seen some of those childhood obesity statistics?</p>
<p>I think giving birth to a child is this amazing event, that I'm looking forward to (in the future lol :p), and even though I know it's going to be painful, it's worth it. To hold this little being that you created is truly a miracle</p>
<p>I'm going to do just what my parents did; they raised me amazing well.
Baby: junk food or tv! personally, i found that no tv really encouraged creativity among me and my siblings. we also invented these crazy games, and wrote "books" about them. i'll also teach my child to walk and talk really early :)
Child: Encourage them to get involved in sports and music. it's sooo much easier when you start young. also, have them to learn a foreign language- it opens up soo many doors.
Preteen/teenager: By the time they reach middle/high school, I want them to be really dedicated to what they do. I want them to do what they love, and to not be involved in loads of activities just because it "looks good". But most of all, I want them to be happy, secure, and confident kids. My parents were a little harsh on me sometimes when I was younger, but nonetheless, they instilled really strong values in me.</p>
<p>lol some of you are sadistic but very funny lol</p>
<p>"How am I going to raise my kids? Using a forklift... have you seen some of those childhood obesity statistics?"</p>
<p>"beat the **** out of them if they're not getting a 5 on Calc BC by the time they're 5."</p>
<p>I'm going to raise them the way my parents raised me and my siblings. Teach them to have respect for everyone, especially adults. I'll speak to them in Igbo ALOT (it's our language in Nigeria). I wish my parents spoke it to me more. </p>
<p>Encourage sports at a young age and help them get into a active healthy lifestyle. </p>
<p>I agree with everyone on the music thing. Maybe get them into piano, violin, etc.</p>
<p>I'm REALLY into arts...I'm going to introduce my kids to singing, dancing, theatre, piano etc. at an early age. But I'm not going to be biased. I'll try and get them into sports, writing, art....whatever seems to interest them. I had a toy piano and listened to a lot of Broadway music as a child, plus grew up with a father who loved sports. I've also been able to read for as long as I could remember, and I've known the alphabet for just as long. My mom says it's because she made me watch The Wheel of Fortune. ;) However, I'm not gonna push them- just get them to do their best. I'm thinking of having maybe only one girl ( to spoil :) ). And I don't know if I'll get married...I'm not sure if I'd want to go through the process of being pregnant either. My cousins are adopted from Korea, though, so I know the rewards of taking in a child who would have no family otherwise.</p>