A child is an attention sponge. A child craves constant attention. A child craves a constant supply of candy. Of course, you would not give your child unlimited sweets because it simply would not be good for him / her. A little verbal nag is just as bad as candy. And works the same way. The sponge sucks it up, and goes looking for more ! You've fallen into the trap ! You give away another little nag. Now the sponge knows how the system works: "Keep doing what I just did that irritated Mommy, and Mommy will give me some more attention." Nags are too valuable to give away willy-nilly. Save them for really important problems - like when she's a teen. Once you become the "Nagger", your child knows her role -the "Naggee" - and keeps on doing the things that keep feeding her the sweets, (Oops!) the attention. Break the mold. Don't nag ! You don't need to. And, if you insist, remember - - you are doing this because you Like It. You see, it is also a two way street - -the nagger fulfills a personal need to continue, in spite of All Evidence that it does not work ! "A True Talk Story " A “talk story” is a Hawaiian tradition of oral transmission of family history. Smoking is a psychological / physical self-reinforcing habit. The pattern of addiction is recognized as being as difficult to break as that of cocaine. George was a tobacco smoker for 10 years and liked it. Marilyn suddenly quit smoking "cold-turkey". Marilyn helped George quit, not by nagging (doesn't work - remember), but by consistently telling him whenever he got close that his breath stunk like something that had been dead for a week. A real romance killer. Reformed - “anything” - are hard to live with ! It took George a year to finally and completely break the smoking habit. Moral of the Story: If you nag, and want to quit, don't expect it to be easy. Nagging is also an addictive habit.
(c) Copyright 2006: George Wallace brings 28 years in the classroom to bear on this subject. He recently published a book on religion which lashes out at nearly all of the comfortable ideas about God, organized religion, and the priesthood. His pithy suggestions for a return to a God-centered religion will interest everyone. This article may be freely reprinted so long as all copyright attributions, and the full content of this resource box are included. www.OhGodIsThatYou.com
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