Comments on: 8 Timeless Rules For My 8-Year Old Daughter http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/six-timeless-rules-for-my-6-year-old-daughter/ Innovation, Creativity, Entrepreneurship, Personal Development Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:21:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tess http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/six-timeless-rules-for-my-6-year-old-daughter/#comment-29337 Tess Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:34:38 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/six-timeless-rules-for-my-6-year-old-daughter/#comment-29337 You are deffinately not a 12 year old girl. You are deffinately not a 12 year old girl.

]]> By: Rochelle http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/six-timeless-rules-for-my-6-year-old-daughter/#comment-28193 Rochelle Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:20:29 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/six-timeless-rules-for-my-6-year-old-daughter/#comment-28193 I say no to my 8 year old every time she wants something I can't give her or isn't good for her with an explanation directly after. For example: Her: Mom can I color my hair pink? Me: No, hair color has chemicals in it that can burn your skin and hurt your liver. When she was a toddler I almost never said no I just explained and stopped her from doing what she was doing. For example: She is trying to help me plug in the iron. I say, that's hot your gonna get hurt! (more like yelling in this case) Then I give her something she can play with. I say no to my 8 year old every time she wants something I can’t give her or isn’t good for her with an explanation directly after. For example:
Her: Mom can I color my hair pink?
Me: No, hair color has chemicals in it that can burn your skin and hurt your liver.

When she was a toddler I almost never said no I just explained and stopped her from doing what she was doing. For example:

She is trying to help me plug in the iron.
I say, that’s hot your gonna get hurt! (more like yelling in this case) Then I give her something she can play with.

]]> By: Dom http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/six-timeless-rules-for-my-6-year-old-daughter/#comment-27042 Dom Tue, 05 Jul 2011 18:13:04 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/six-timeless-rules-for-my-6-year-old-daughter/#comment-27042 I was born without father since I was 6months old inside mom's womb and I am not a father still at age 31 this post is definitely encouraging me to already start my own family. I was born without father since I was 6months old inside mom’s womb and I am not a father still at age 31 this post is definitely encouraging me to already start my own family.

]]> By: Tweets that mention 8 Timeless Rules For My 8-Year Old Daughter -- Topsy.com http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/six-timeless-rules-for-my-6-year-old-daughter/#comment-20389 Tweets that mention 8 Timeless Rules For My 8-Year Old Daughter -- Topsy.com Mon, 22 Nov 2010 18:08:18 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/six-timeless-rules-for-my-6-year-old-daughter/#comment-20389 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Maarten Verkoren and Erin Gaynor, Cristian Muñoz. Cristian Muñoz said: @verkoren 8 timeless rules for my 8-year old daughter http://bit.ly/dlUyi8 // Good advice!!!... RT... Greeting for Chile... :) [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Maarten Verkoren and Erin Gaynor, Cristian Muñoz. Cristian Muñoz said: @verkoren 8 timeless rules for my 8-year old daughter http://bit.ly/dlUyi8 // Good advice!!!… RT… Greeting for Chile… :) [...]

]]> By: Koen http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/six-timeless-rules-for-my-6-year-old-daughter/#comment-19347 Koen Sun, 17 Oct 2010 11:38:27 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/six-timeless-rules-for-my-6-year-old-daughter/#comment-19347 Great blog. I enjoyed every word reading it. And yes the situation looks familiar. I have 3 kids myself (3,5 2,5 and 6 months). With this age there is just one comment on the tattoo thing. I allow 1 kind of tattoo, namely a temporary safety tattoo<a href="http://www.safetytattooforkids.com/safety tattoo" rel="nofollow"></a> to prevent problems when your kid might get lost. Keep up the good work. Koen Great blog. I enjoyed every word reading it. And yes the situation looks familiar. I have 3 kids myself (3,5 2,5 and 6 months).

With this age there is just one comment on the tattoo thing. I allow 1 kind of tattoo, namely a temporary safety tattoo to prevent problems when your kid might get lost.

Keep up the good work.

Koen

]]> By: yulius http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/six-timeless-rules-for-my-6-year-old-daughter/#comment-17181 yulius Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:28:43 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/six-timeless-rules-for-my-6-year-old-daughter/#comment-17181 nice article for night reading. thanks john nice article for night reading. thanks john

]]> By: Jillian http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/six-timeless-rules-for-my-6-year-old-daughter/#comment-13377 Jillian Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:31:23 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/six-timeless-rules-for-my-6-year-old-daughter/#comment-13377 What a wonderful sentiment! Here's my addition: There will be pain - emotional and otherwise. Embrace the struggle, and grow through it. It will make you stronger because you'll always carry it with you. And for Daddy - The hardest part of parenting (especially parenting a girl) is watching her heart break and being powerless to thwart it. Just be prepared, and be the example. Thanks for brightening my day with this post! What a wonderful sentiment! Here’s my addition:

There will be pain – emotional and otherwise. Embrace the struggle, and grow through it. It will make you stronger because you’ll always carry it with you.

And for Daddy – The hardest part of parenting (especially parenting a girl) is watching her heart break and being powerless to thwart it. Just be prepared, and be the example.

Thanks for brightening my day with this post!

]]> By: Julie Roads http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/six-timeless-rules-for-my-6-year-old-daughter/#comment-13313 Julie Roads Sat, 20 Feb 2010 15:11:25 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/six-timeless-rules-for-my-6-year-old-daughter/#comment-13313 Here's the advice that I wish some older, wiser woman had told me way back when: When the two hottest (yes, smokin') senior guys in your high school show up at your (freshman) window at midnight in the middle of winter - and throw pennies to wake you up and ask you sweetly to come hang out with them when you open the window to talk to them - 1. Say 'yes' absolutely (that part I got right). Seriously, this is an adventure to be had. 2. Close the window (that part I got wrong). 3. Turn off your bedroom light that you turned on to get dressed in your very finest sneaking out garb (that part I got wrong). 4. Close your bedroom door when you run through it to get outside to the hot boys (that part I also got wrong). I got SO busted (and nearly killed my father by giving him a heart attack - making him think I'd been kidnapped) - because of these mistakes. And I made these mistakes because I got seriously caught up, dizzily caught up. (See your dad's rule #3) The real lesson here is this: no matter how exciting, how hot, how extraordinary the dangling carrot is - never forget to secure the fortress. (and, yes, I mean all of that metaphorically) xox Here’s the advice that I wish some older, wiser woman had told me way back when:

When the two hottest (yes, smokin’) senior guys in your high school show up at your (freshman) window at midnight in the middle of winter – and throw pennies to wake you up and ask you sweetly to come hang out with them when you open the window to talk to them –
1. Say ‘yes’ absolutely (that part I got right). Seriously, this is an adventure to be had.
2. Close the window (that part I got wrong).
3. Turn off your bedroom light that you turned on to get dressed in your very finest sneaking out garb (that part I got wrong).
4. Close your bedroom door when you run through it to get outside to the hot boys (that part I also got wrong).

I got SO busted (and nearly killed my father by giving him a heart attack – making him think I’d been kidnapped) – because of these mistakes. And I made these mistakes because I got seriously caught up, dizzily caught up. (See your dad’s rule #3)

The real lesson here is this: no matter how exciting, how hot, how extraordinary the dangling carrot is – never forget to secure the fortress. (and, yes, I mean all of that metaphorically)

xox

]]> By: Stella http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/six-timeless-rules-for-my-6-year-old-daughter/#comment-13279 Stella Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:39:20 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/six-timeless-rules-for-my-6-year-old-daughter/#comment-13279 Don't know if you were serious about typing while driving or not. All I know is that this bit stopped me dead. I was no longer interested in reading the post, because I was too busy thinking about all the daughters (sons) out there who might be killed, or lose their parents, because someone could not take a minute to pull over and type up the "oh so important" information they had to impart to those kids. Texting while driving? Seriously. Maybe the timeless rules list should start with: * Respect your life and that of others. THINK how your actions --- like texting or doing anything else while driving--can affect your life and the lives of others. This applies to a lot more than texting while driving, of course. There's the drinking while driving, doing drugs, etc. You might add that old caveat: Just because everyone else is doing it doesn't make it "right" or something YOU should do. All your advice means nothing if someone isn't around to hear it. Don’t know if you were serious about typing while driving or not. All I know is that this bit stopped me dead. I was no longer interested in reading the post, because I was too busy thinking about all the daughters (sons) out there who might be killed, or lose their parents, because someone could not take a minute to pull over and type up the “oh so important” information they had to impart to those kids.

Texting while driving? Seriously. Maybe the timeless rules list should start with:

* Respect your life and that of others. THINK how your actions — like texting or doing anything else while driving–can affect your life and the lives of others.

This applies to a lot more than texting while driving, of course. There’s the drinking while driving, doing drugs, etc.

You might add that old caveat: Just because everyone else is doing it doesn’t make it “right” or something YOU should do.

All your advice means nothing if someone isn’t around to hear it.

]]> By: scotrov1 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/six-timeless-rules-for-my-6-year-old-daughter/#comment-13276 scotrov1 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:14:51 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/six-timeless-rules-for-my-6-year-old-daughter/#comment-13276 Cool article!! I thought that you came up with some very good tips about considering having a tattoo. It is something that really is important and I thought you brought that out well! I love tattoos I have them everywhere, I started when I was 19 and still havn't stopped!!! I think that people need to understand that tattoos are not just sexy but they are artistic too!!! Keep up the good work my fellow tattoo seeker!!! Cool article!! I thought that you came up with some very good tips about considering having a tattoo. It is something that really is important and I thought you brought that out well! I love tattoos I have them everywhere, I started when I was 19 and still havn’t stopped!!! I think that people need to understand that tattoos are not just sexy but they are artistic too!!! Keep up the good work my fellow tattoo seeker!!!

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