A Parent should be careful how he or she uses their physical strength around their children.
To challenge a child and then beat that child in the challenge could be seen by the child as a way of putting the child down, because your child was given the false belief that he or she has a chance to win and then you whisk that win away and leave the child feeling defeated and a loser.
Try hard to work along with your child in harmony. Please help the child grow in strength and agility, confidence and ability.
We all know as parents that one day our children will beat us in physical things but that is fine because we will unavoidably be older and them always younger than us.
Give them a chance, and keep them feeling good about themselves.
All the best from James Martin Sandbrook. Thursday, 3 September 2009, 3:05:45 PM.