This chapter talks about learning which is pretty current in my life right now. I know that that is a pretty broad generalization, considering we never stop learning, but I mean sometimes you feel like whoa! I really learned a lot this week!
For me learning is more about patience that anything. My little brother, Jean-luc, is really annoying. I know that siblings usually say that about each other, so I guess it's not really that bad. But for me it's really hard to be patient sometimes with my brother because he has ADHD. Not that this is bad or I consider him a leper or anything, it's more like he uses that as an excuse to act up. I believe this happens because my parents have always let him get away with stuff, "because of his ADHD" just so they can avoid really having to deal with it. They try to use techniques such as taking things away from him when he is bad, but he ends up getting it back in 20 minutes anyways. I think that if they would have blamed his actions more on him just being a kid and punished him (like normal parents) instead of on his ADHD then things might be better.
I'm not just being mean either here! When he is with me and it's just us or all of my siblings, he acts perfectly fine. Whenever my parents come around: BOOM!! instant bad kid. I think he just knows that he can get away with things so that's why he does it.
I just wanted to say that because I know that if I ever have kids (which I don't want to) I would be strict with them. Not too strict as in to make them become afraid of me, but strict enough so that they understand and follow the rules that I make. :)
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So you will be an authoritative parent right? :) My brother has ADD as well and LOVES to use it as a scapegoat. Once he learned that he had ADD, along with a chronic tic disorder, there was no going back. He's not a bad kid by any means, he just doesn't prioritize well and blames it on being tired or out of attention. My mom has gotten a bix lax about it over the years, but is still very good at reversed psychology and almost always gets him to do what he wants.
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