Don’t mess with kids–let’s prevent another tragedy from happening

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This post was last edited by cflt111 on 2015-10-14 at 16:20. Experience 3: Don’t mess with kids (3 years old). One night, after the food and dishes had been set on the table for some time, my son was watching the cartoon \"Mickey’s House\" in the living room. We agreed that he would eat as soon as he finished one episode, but he stubbornly watched two episodes without stopping, and still showed no sign of getting ready to eat, even though the food had already cooled down. I could no longer hold back my temper, so I went over and unplugged it. The little one was stunned at first; once he recovered, he started kicking and thrashing around, breathing heavily as he refused to cooperate. Eventually, he widened his eyes, pointed at me with his tiny finger while crying, and shouted, “You’re a bad dad, you’re a bad dad...” Seeing this, the mother picked up her child, comforted him, and began feeding him. Actually, the moment the child got angry, my heart sank; I didn’t expect a three-year-old to react so intensely to being refused something. I was also afraid of hurting him, because when I was eight years old, my father scared me with a small shovel after catching me touching money in an adult’s pocket. I ran straight for the small woods outside the village, but I wasn’t able to go even two rounds around the trees before he grabbed me by the ears and pulled me back home, saying, “Still going to run? If you keep running, I’ll cut off your feet.” That sentence turned me into a well-behaved child, and it wasn’t until I graduated from high school that my father brought up the matter, allowing me to let go of those fears. With the mother’s advice, I gradually became more harmonious in my relationship with the child. Education involves guidance and nurturing; if our own level of maturity fails to keep up with the pace, it’s difficult to keep up with a child’s growth. Therefore, learning more and communicating more is highly beneficial for both the baby and the family. I’m sure parents among us will handle this better than I can; come and share your experiences!