| I want to address a common parental
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| | want to stop when it's time to go to
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| concern that I continue to encounter,
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| | martial arts or karate class.
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| both in my role as a martial arts
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| | Won't they go stir-crazy? What's a
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| teacher, and as a fellow parent. This is
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| | child to do while waiting?
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| in the difficulty that many parents often
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| | Good question. And the answer
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| encounter in getting their youth student
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| | is......practice "preparing for class."
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| to martial arts class only to be even
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| | This simple step will actually help your
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| more confused at their child's enthusiasm
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| | child to develop the skills you're
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| when they are actually in class. "I have
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| | looking for and promote brain growth in
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| to fight to get them here," or "He just
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| | those areas.So, instead of letting them
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| wants to play with his friends," are
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| | drift into TV Land or whatever, at least
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| common complaints that I hear from
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| | for the hour or so before you'll be
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| frustrated parents.Often, these parents
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| | leaving for class, have them "get ready."
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| consider letting their son or daughter
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| | Make it a rule that they have to make
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| quit but then come to find that's not
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| | sure that they have their uniform, belt,
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| what the child wants. "How," they ask
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| | and equipment. Have them practice their
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| me, "can he want to keep training but
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| | moves by "showing you what they learned
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| fight me when it's time to come?"They
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| | last class" or "what their favorite
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| find it very difficult to understand the
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| | techniques are."We as parents and
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| contradiction between having to fight to
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| | teachers, must help our children over
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| get their child to class and the fact
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| | these moments with gentle reminders of
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| that they have so much fun when they get
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| | other commitments and necessities until
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| there.To solve the 'mystery' and
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| | they learn this for themselves.
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| eliminate the misunderstanding we must
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| | Unfortunately, until a child learns to
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| first understand the way a child thinks
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| | project their thought processes forward
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| and the way their brain has developed to
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| | to specific time periods (as opposed to
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| this point in their young lives.What
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| | the general "can we ____ sometime?" or
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| makes them resist coming to class but
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| | "when will it be tomorrow?") they will
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| enjoy it once they are here? The answer
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| | have to be taken away from things they
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| is......timing.And this, is linked to the
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| | are engaged in 'at the moment.' I know
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| physiological development and growth of
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| | it's rough, but it's also "natural."
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| their brain.Quite frankly, children (and
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| | And, no amount of wishing for an easier
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| some adults) have not developed an
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| | job as a parent will make your child's
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| understanding of the concept of
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| | brain work any differently. The fact is
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| scheduling and timing. That is to say
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| | that, until this skill develops, YOU will
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| that, once they have become involved in
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| | have to be there as a stand-in to help
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| something, that is what they want to do.
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| | them through.So, the next time you have
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| Anything else, regardless of how
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| | to do something like coming to martial
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| pleasurable or necessary, at that moment
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| | arts class, try giving your child a
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| is seen as a hindrance to 'this moment's
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| | "heads-up" before they become involved in
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| fun.' Whether it is watching TV or
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| | any activity. Once they get in the habit
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| playing with their friends, or whatever,
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| | of thinking ahead and preparing for a
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| once a child becomes involved in
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| | future event, they will do more and more
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| something, anything, that "thing" gets
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| | of it on their own. Until then, it will
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| ALL of their attention - period.Don't
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| | take a little nudging, prodding, and
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| blame the child or think that you must be
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| | reminding. But then again, if it didn't,
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| a bad parent or the only one dealing with
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| | we parents would be out of a job!Jeffrey
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| this sort of thing. It is completely
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| | M. Miller is the founder and master
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| natural. The reality of the matter is
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| | instructor of Warrior Concepts
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| that......your child cannot do what you
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| | International. He specializes in
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| ask because...1) He or she is NOT an
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| | teaching the ancient ways of
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| adult in a smaller body2) The parts of
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| | self-protection and personal development
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| the brain that process this type of
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| | lessons in a way that is easily
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| information and data, quite literally,
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| | understood and put to use by modern
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| hasn't developed yet, and...3) He or she
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| | Western students and corporate clients.
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| has been ALLOWED to get involved in
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| | Through their martial arts training, his
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| something that you know will capture his
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| | students and clients learn proven,
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| or her attention before you need them to
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| | time-tested lessons designed to help them
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| go to class.And, therein lies the secret
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| | create the life they've always dreamed of
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| for overcoming both the frustration and
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| | living, and the skills necessary for
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| the confusion. Just don't allow your
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| | protecting that life from anything that
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| young martial artist to get into anything
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| | might threaten it.
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| that you KNOW will make him or her not
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