YOU spare the rod, YOU fail your child....

I tend to think and feel I'm a very strong Woman. I've endured Natural childbirth, the loss of a child, relocating alone with a then 4 year old, and 6 Ganglion Cyst surgeries( that were thought to be cancerous) on my dominant hand; one would think I've conquered enough. Not to mention, the heart breaks, loves lost and other issues we face as Women, yup I wear my shield and wear it well.

I guess that wasn't enough. I've dealt with working with teens in under privileged areas who thought they could intimidate me, I've dealt with my male teens thinking they could talk to me and I've dealt with parents who felt that i HAD to represent their delinquent children in court. Shall I go on??

I've dealt with little people who've been on various medication too... BUT none of that compared to the little spawn of Chuckie that stepped foot thru my KISS location to receive services on yesterday and today. This little 3 year old tested my nerves and patience in a way that if he were my child he would've gotten a real slap choke( don't judge me)... I understand, I get it that as parents we all have various styles and techniques that work for our families. BUT, a word from the wise, We need to stop setting our children up for failure at such a young age. There comes a point and time that we began the process of preparing our children for daycare and such.

I digress, KISS is NOT a daycare we provide sitter and nanny services ONLY...

We need to prepare them with the tools to succeed. It's not cute for a three year old to run around spitting at and on people, yelling dumba$$ and telling adults, "I don't like you". Sometimes, a child does need a pop or to be sat alone from the group. We need to stay consistent in how we discipline our children. I know and I get it, alot of people do not believe in spanking their children. BUT trust me, I grew up getting them every now and again and I turned out okay. I finished school and I made something of myself. My mom was a single parent raising 4 children on her own and she did what worked for her. YES, things were hard but she was consistent in her parenting.

33 years later, I live to tell about it and I'm a successful WOMAN. I challenge you, to NIP bad behavior before it spirals out of control... Because, if you spare the rod, you spoil the child......