The Financial Griot

Wait You Don't Believe in Spanking. How to Raise Modern Kids.

Episode Summary

This Financial Griot podcast episode is based on the New York Times Opinion, “I grew up poor. How Am I supposed to Raise My Middle-Class Kids?” In the advent of the internet and social media, it seems that kids are spending less time being kids and more time plugged into social media. From video games to Netflix, most parents are opting out of old disciplinary techniques to include corporal punishment, spanking and the likes.

Episode Notes

This Financial Griot podcast episode is based on the New York Times Opinion, "I grew up poor. How Am I supposed to Raise My Middle-Class Kids?" 

In the advent of the internet and social media, it seems that kids are spending less time being kids and more time plugged into social media. From video games to Netflix, most parents are opting out of old disciplinary techniques to include corporal punishment, spanking and the likes. 

Unfortunately, you can make a ton of mistakes when raising kids. Most of them can end up irrevocable when it comes to long term trust and understanding. Here are some basic tips:

• Be Warm, Responsive, Consistent and Accepting.
• Recognize that you aren’t the sole authority of the universe.
• Understand that you can also make mistakes and we are all learning as we go.
• Master and Teach Emotional and Energy Regulation.
• Show them how to Practice Decision Making.
• Keep Challenging Them to be Smarter, Faster, more Spiritually Balanced and Stronger than they were yesterday.
• Accept and Acknowledge your own Limitations.
• Try Not to Use Reward And Punishment or levy past grievances unto new ones.
• Be Firm, Fair and Unbias. And, be on the same time as the other parent, and
• Avoid Parenting Myths.