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 This week we talked about parenting.  We talked about the many different parenting styles. Depending on the parent in my house you got a different parenting style and approach on parenting.  My dad was more in the moment parent I guess you could call it. My mom was think about what effect it would have on our future. On example is my diet coke habit my mom really tried to make sure that I didn’t ever get addicted to it and tried hard to make sure as we grew that we never drank it when it was in the house. My dad however, let us he always said just don’t go overboard with it on how much you are drinking of it.  That how my parents do there parenting over the years they have adapt to one another’s, so it is less opposite form on another, They have over the years I have observe that with each kid they have a different approach, with my oldest brother they were a little too loose goose with him, with me they naturally build trust so they never really had to have rules because me and them had more of an understand, my youngest brother he got more rules like a curfew, where he can take the car, etc.  the example of parenting my parents have set I do strive to have the same understanding with my own kids like they had with me. In class we talked about different consequences the natural ones and the ones you get from your parents we also talked about rewards. We talked about how natural consequences are so important for children it is one thing to have mom say don’t eat all that candy you’ll get sick, but if the kid does get sick e knows that what mom said was true because of natural consequences. So, it is so important to let children have those moments.  We then talked about logical consequences these are ones to fit with what the child did.  Like if they are going to post appropriate things on Facebook then they get Facebook taken away.  We talked about how bad parenting habits can be a cycle.  But kids can also change these bad patterns too.  We talked about then about active parenting and how important and a great process this can be. Building a relationship with your child of trust and understanding but also having them know that you are in charge for their wellbeing. We also talked about this in a gospel perspective sense.  Teaching children about the gospel and having children grow up in the gospel can help guide your children and help them learn about proper social skills, help children build confidence. We talked about how heavenly father sends his children to learn and grow and to teach each other no matter what age.  We talked about how being a parent is also one thing that is in the commandments of god.  I feel blessed to have the parents I have and how they parent. I hope one day to be a parent and to have the joys and trails of parenthood. Working at the school the little kids have taught me so much about love everyone and how to included everyone, I think that it all boils down to teaching children how to love, respect, care for everyone so that they can grow up to be successful adults. That is what parenting is all about helping children grow. And then they help their children grow.