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Discipline Victorian Style One of the things that fascinates modern children who visit our Victorian School is the discipline. It seems to me that modern pupils have little or no concept of the ways in which children were disciplined in years gone by. The first thing to say is that discipline was very strict. In some ways it had to be, because school classes were often large, and were led by one teacher with assistance from monitors or pupil teachers. But also there was a belief that children had to be trained to do good. The Victorians believed that it was essential that children be taught to keep to the rules. This is quite different from modern thinking, where children are taught to question everything they are taught, and quickly learn how to push at the limits. In addition, parental discipline has declined, and schools have had to follow the pattern. In modern schools a cane is considered almost barbaric and any form of physical punishment is termed abuse....

Every home should have its own set of family rules. Family rules simplify explanations, clarify expectations, and create a safe environment for your children and their friends. We have our list of family rules taped to the refrigerator. I copied this list down a long time ago from somewhere, and these rules have served our family well over the years. FAMILY RULES LIST 1. Tell the truth. 2. Treat each other with respect. no yelling no hitting no kicking no name-calling no put-downs 3. No arguing with parents. We want and value your input and ideas, but arguing means you have made your points more than once. 4. Respect each other’s property. Ask permission to use something that doesn’t belong to you. 5. Do what Mom and Dad say the first time. without complaining or throwing a fit! 6. Ask permission before you go somewhere. 7. Put things away that you take out. 8. Look for ways to be kind and helpful to each other. We have also made it clear to our childr...

Divorce is never easy. You will find that it can be extremely painful at times, but it also takes a lot of time to recover from all of the hurt and pain from the divorce. Divorce will destroy your self-esteem.You may go into a depression.Most people will do things that are very destructive. They will go out and hook up with random people. They will begin to drink too much, and they may even get into drugs. The key is to find the positive things in your life and figure out what it takes for you to make things better. You will be able to make things better when you move towards people who love you and allow others to show their support. You will want to learn how to accept the divorce and then make a plan on how you can deal with each day. Make sure that you do everything you can to move through the motions and not get lost, because it is so easy to just not get up in the morning or allow the depression to take over. Always remember that there is never a door closed without a win...