How would you rate these ways of rearing your child?

Question

How would you rate these ways of rearing your child?
on a scale of 0% to 100% meaning that

100% is the best rating and that you would highly recommend this option.

Copy and paste these concepts so that it is easier to understand your answer. Ad a concept or two if you really feel you have some better ideas.

Spare the rod, spoil the child....

Never spare the rod. A child must always to what they are told no matter their age, no matter the circumstances.

Spoil a child with everything the child wants and needs.

Take the child to the library once a month.

Take the child to the library every day.

Send your child to an expensive school.

Teach your child to read.

Teach your child to study.

Be a loving example to the child

Thanks for all the great answers!

I thought of this since I have encountered parents who spank their children over the tiniest things.

Library could mean different things. Normally we are referring to a public library, but that may not always be the case. There are private libraries that might specialize. And there are certain public libraries and certain schools that might specialize also.

It seems literacy is the minimum in material education.

Spiritual education is the most important.


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Answer 1

Spare the rod, spoil the child.... (50%) Some children need spankings; others don't. It depends entirely upon the child, circumstances, and best method of discipline for the child. Some children only need a look or a word. Others need something to tell them, especially if they are doing something that could harm themself or someone else.

Never spare the rod. A child must always to what they are told no matter their age, no matter the circumstances. (0%) The age and circumstances always matter.

Spoil a child with everything the child wants and needs. (0%) Children don't need spoiling. Yes, they should have everything they need, but not everything they want. That is why we have so many terrors of children going around.

Take the child to the library once a month. (100%) Reading is a very important part of a child's life.

Take the child to the library every day. (50%) If the child wants to go to the library every day, sure. If they do not want to, they don't need to go every day.

Send your child to an expensive school. (0%) An expensive school is not needed.

Teach your child to read. 100% As I said before, reading is an important part of a child's life.

Teach your child to study. 100% A child who studyies will have a much more enjoyable education.

Be a loving example to the child 100% Children learn by example. If the parent doesn't teach the child, no one will. Children often watch their parents to learn from them. If you say do as I say and not as I do, it sends the wrong message to the child. If you show the child that you do something and enjoy doing it, they will be much more likely following your example.

Answer 2

Spare the rod, spoil the child....0%

Never spare the rod. A child must always to what they are told no matter their age, no matter the circumstances. 0%

Spoil a child with everything the child wants and needs. 0%

Take the child to the library once a month. AT Least. 20%

Take the child to the library every day. 0%
to much of a good thing

Send your child to an expensive school. 0%

Teach your child to read. 100%

Teach your child to study.100%

Be a loving example to the child. 110%

Occasionally a child may need a spanking on the padded place God provided BUT there comes a time when that is inappropiate. There are more then 1 or even 2 ways to discipline. Parenting is a learning experience all around....!100%

Answer 3

Spare the rod, spoil the child.... 50% you don't always have to spank them to have them understand and learn.

Never spare the rod. A child must always to what they are told no matter their age, no matter the circumstances.
0% yeah rigt... I'm so sure my child will love me or respect me if I hit her when she's thirty.

Spoil a child with everything the child wants and needs.
0% a child doesn't need everything they want, that's why you're the parent to leverage things.

Take the child to the library once a month.
75% I would say more often than that. Books are such an imortant part of learning, and little by little our culture has lost that.

Take the child to the library every day.
100%. I wish i had the time to do that. Instead I buy my daughter books almost every week and have her read them, or read them to her.

Send your child to an expensive school.
90% most of the time, you get what you pay for, and school is not an exception. The key is to find a school that helps your child excel, no matter what the cost is.

Teach your child to read.
100% i don't need to elaborate on this one.

Teach your child to study.
100% most children don't know that they need to study, unless someone tells them so.

Be a loving example to the child
100% no matter how good an example you set, it's all pointless if you don't show and give them love.

Answer 4

Spare the rod, spoil the child....0%

Never spare the rod. A child must always to what they are told no matter their age, no matter the circumstances...0%

Spoil a child with everything the child wants and needs. 0%

Take the child to the library once a month. 50%

Take the child to the library every day.25%

Take your child to the library every week, checking out a weeks worth of books, music, and videos each time 100%

Send your child to an expensive school. 25%

Be involved in your child's education, and don't assume that all is well because the school is expensive/has a good reputation 100%

Teach your child to read. 100%

Teach your child to study. 75% (for grade's sake alone? not so much)

Be a loving example to the child %100

Teach your child to love learning, and how to go about finding answers to the questions they have about the world 100%

Homeschool your child, if you're committed to their education 100%

Model a love for reading and life long learning 100%

Answer 5

Spare the rod, spoil the child.... 0%

Never spare the rod. A child must always to what they are told no matter their age, no matter the circumstances. 75%

Spoil a child with everything the child wants and needs. 0%

Take the child to the library once a month. 20%

Take the child to the library every day. 30%

Send your child to an expensive school. 10%

Teach your child to read. 100%

Teach your child to study. 100%

Be a loving example to the child 100%

Answer 6

Spare the rod, spoil the child....(0)

Never spare the rod. A child must always to what they are told no matter their age, no matter the circumstances. (0)

Spoil a child with everything the child wants and needs. (0)

Take the child to the library once a month. (20)

Take the child to the library every day. (50)

Send your child to an expensive school. (0)

Teach your child to read. (70) this and the next are great, but they don't really help you rear your child. it's just extra things you should teach your child.

Teach your child to study. (70)

Be a loving example to the child (100)

The best way to rear a child is to be 100% consistent 100% of the time. It will confuse the child less. Be loving, but authoritative, set limits with out being restricting. Violence (spanking, etc) is never the answer.

Answer 7

Spare the rod, spoil the child.... 1

Never spare the rod. A child must always to what they are told no matter their age, no matter the circumstances.
25
Spoil a child with everything the child wants and needs.
0
Take the child to the library once a month.
0
Take the child to the library every day.
0
Send your child to an expensive school.
0
Teach your child to read. 100

Teach your child to study. 100

Be a loving example to the child 100

Answer 8

Spare the rod, spoil the child.... 40%

Never spare the rod. A child must always to what they are told no matter their age, no matter the circumstances. 30%

Spoil a child with everything the child wants and needs. 50%

Take the child to the library once a month. 90%

Take the child to the library every day. 40%

Send your child to an expensive school. 30%

Teach your child to read. 100%

Teach your child to study. 100%

Be a loving example to the child 100%

Answer 9

I will scale 1-10 10 great
Spare the rod, spoil the child....5
It gets your attention, but it can loose its effectiveness, and make the child be hateful if used wrong.Never spare the rod. A child must always to what they are told no matter their age, no matter the circumstances. 2
It is natural to rebel, but it is the parents job to teach first, then correct the child.
Spoil a child with everything the child wants and needs. 1
I have yet to see a child with everything they could want know the simple joys that exist.
What happens to them when you are no longer around to provide?
Take the child to the library once a month. 10
Keeps them informed, teaches them how to use resources that are available.

Take the child to the library every day. 3

Send your child to an expensive school. 5
Depends on you child, and what school offers.

Teach your child to read. 10
A child can learn everything else, once it knows how to read.

Teach your child to study. 10
A parent sets good habits in a child before the age of 5, when most of their brain development occurs.

Be a loving example to the child.10
Children are imitators.

Answer 10

Weird question but i have the answer. a good bit of all of these different methods equals a child who can not only make good decisions but will leave an empact also and survive in the real world.
SPARE THE ROD, SPOIL THE CHILD...(young so that when they're older you wont have to and then they can make good decision themselves. they'll know what's right and wrong)
SPOIL A CHILD WITH EVERYTHING THE CHILD WANTS AND NEEDS(everyone deserves to be spoiled rotton)
TAKE THE CHILD TO THE LIBRARY ONCE A MONTH or TAKE THE CHILD TO THE LIBRARY EVERY DAY
TEACH YOUR CHILD TO READ.
(start young: a love for books= a love to learn)
BE A LOVING EXAMPLE TO THE CHILD( the way you act will affect the way your child will be when older. The majority of the time, the child grows to be just like the parent-how they treat women/men, how they work with others, how they control their anger, how they view themselves, how they treat their own children)
TEACH YOUR CHILD TO STUDY