Jamesican

Perhaps I should clarify on what I mean by touching and not listening. Touching includes grabbing and hitting. I don't care if they hug each other, but it's really a safety issue when one of them hits another very hard. When I say they're not listening, I mean they don't listen to me telling them not to touch each other, or they'll wander off unsupervised.

Hello! I work at a summer camp as a counselor for children 3-4 years of age. I don't really think children that young should even be at a summer camp for as long as they are (4-6 hours, Monday-Friday), but that's beside the point. A few of the children I work with misbehave constantly. One 4 year-old girl goes to the camp's office everyday for touching other campers, not listening, etc. I could really use some advice on how to discipline the campers effectively. I don't really think time-outs and other measures of the sort do anything, and I've tried explaining why what they did is not okay, but they don't take anything away from that either. Some advice would be great, thanks in advance!

This is what I mean! It's not necessarily a punishment, but it is a negative consequence for a child's actions. I see nothing wrong with doing this.

Okay, here's a situation: Let's say your kid breaks something of someone else's. You sit them down and explain why they shouldn't have done it. You ask them why they did it and ask them not to do it again. On top of that, I think an appropriate punishment would be for them to pay for what they broke. What's wrong with that?

Now, don't get me wrong: I do NOT believe that any abuse towards a child is okay. However, I don't see anything wrong with a time-out or something like that. I understand that you need to communicate with a child and make sure they understand why what they did was wrong, but some kids will continue to do bad things with no bad consequences. The only reason I'm saying so is because I know that Stef doesn't have any negative consequences with his daughter. Thanks and feedback would be appreciated!

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/religion religion: a specific fundamental set of beliefs and practices generally agreedupon by a number of persons or sects:

I guess so. If it fits the description of "a system of shared beliefs" then sure. Buddhism is considered a religion and many sects have no affiliation with deities.

I just had a thought I would like to share: Is it morally wrong to indoctrinate a child into a religion without teaching them about the concept of hell? I realize many people are going to immediately respond with a yes, but hear me out. I myself was raised as a Catholic, and recently I became an atheist. My parents divorced when I was very young, and they had very different religious beliefs. My father was more of a conservative Catholic and my mother was a less strict Christian, not aligning herself with any denomination. They decided to send me to a to Catholic school, where I was also taught very strict Catholic teachings, but in an "open-minded" atmosphere. To summarize, I received three different religious viewpoints, often conflicting with one another. When it came to the concept of hell, my mother told me that God didn't care what religion I am, he only cares about how moral I am. My father, however, told me that only Christians could be saved from hell, and people of any other religion would reach purgatory at best. I was also told by my father that hell was a place of horrible pain and suffering, your classic "fire and brimstone" tale. My religion teacher told me that God really only cared about how moral someone is, similar to what my mother said, However, she also told me that only Catholics could truly be 100% moral human beings. As you can see, I was told many different things about hell as a child. This was very hard to overcome as I lost my faith. However, if you take out that part of my religious education, I see nothing wrong with my mother indoctrinating me into a faith. She didn't use scare tactics, she didn't force me to believe anything. She merely gave me something to believe in and let me figure it out on my own. Thanks for reading, and please leave some feedback and your thoughts!

Personally, I view atheism as a religion. Religions don't have to involve deities or any divine presence, just a shared system of beliefs.

No, this has been very helpful. Thank you.

What about therapy?

Hi, I'm James and I'm in high school. I've been thinking about what I want to do as a job for quite a while now, and I felt really stupid for not thinking of posting this question sooner. I'm very interested in medicine as a whole but mostly psychology. I'm also interested in politics and making change. I really want to find a way to incorporate the majority of my interests in a career that I will enjoy (as well as profit from). I'm well aware of the impeding economic collapse based on the statistics that I've looked into. I would really appreciate any feedback regarding this. Thanks. (Also, if this is the wrong place for this topic then please let me know.)

That makes perfect sense. Thank you, that cleared up a lot.

Just a quick question: I often hear Stef talking about "the collapse". Try as I might, I haven't figured out what he means. I've watched countless of his videos and listened to a number of broadcasts, but I'm still a little lost. Is he referring to a governmental collapse? economic? social? Thanks in advance!

Those are both valid and interesting arguments. I don't think I would feel afraid to answer questions in class, because I'm a very outgoing person. On the other hand, I'm not very involved in outside activities because I have no interest in them. So, I wouldn't be very connected to other kids if I was home schooled.