When my youngest was about eight months old, I took my two girls swimming. All was fine until Mr. Obnoxious Six-Year-Old entered the scene. He ran around the pool, leaving toddlers spluttering in his wake, so he could splash babies in the face. His mother stood at the edge of the pool, saying, “Bobby, honey, you don’t want to do that.” (That’s probably the stupidest thing you could say to a kid. Of course he wants to do it. Otherwise why would he?). Meanwhile, my three-and-a-half-year-old asked me, “why doesn’t she just lift him out of the pool? She’s bigger than he is.” Yes, she was. But she wouldn’t always be. And what would happen then? Tick. Tick. Tick.
Our Child Centred Approach Often Leads to Unruly Kids
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What’s a good neighbor? Well, it depends a lot on your perspective. For some, a good neighbor keeps to himself, doesn’t make a lot of noise, and graces you with a friendly wave now and again. This is an acceptable role nowadays but it is also a sign of the deterioration of our society.
Remember when you were growing up, or it may be as far back as when your parents were growing up. A neighbor’s home was a substitute for a corner store; it was a second family, and it was definitely a safe place to hang out. You could count on borrowing anything you needed or even getting your skinned knee bandaged up just as lovingly as you would from your own mother. What has changed?
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It amazes me that with the population and how closely we live to one another we usually fall into one of two categories. The first being the type of neighbor that chooses not to get to know their neighbors and then the polar opposite, the ones that neighbors are like family. These types of people actually set out to purposely develop a relationship with their neighbors. I was one of those. Was is the key word. Sure the argument is that is better to know your neighbors mainly for security when you are away. Buy an alarm! The neighbors you trust may be the ones I will be speaking of.
My eldest daughter is just like me now and tries not to get too involved with the family type relationship with neighbors. My son-in-law on the other hand is the opposite, oil and water. Somehow they make it work. Neighbors can come in all shades and types. The information you can acquire is sometimes too much for a healthy non-biased opinion.
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