Nancy Daniels

If I Had 3 Wishes



Posted: Saturday, August 06, 2011

by Nancy Daniels
Voice Dynamic

Oddly enough, all of my wishes deal with child-rearing. I think many of the problems we are encountering today as a society can be explained by how we are raising our children or, better yet, how we are not raising our children. I am also confident that my ideas will not be taken well by many of my readers which bothers me not. If more people agreed with me, there would be fewer problems. What is really interesting is that my three wishes are not new, not novel, and not unique. They are three ways of raising children that have worked for thousands of years and thousands of generations. Unfortunately, they are not considered the norm anymore.

1. Give more of yourself to your child and less of material objects. Forget the common goal of giving your child everything you didn’t have. Why not change that ‘policy’ and attempt to give your child everything you did have. The most important thing your children need from you, is you. We have raised a generation of young people who not only do not ‘take the time to smell the roses’ – they have no idea what that means. Our young people have been over-stimulated and de-sensitized and that is our fault as parents.

2. Make dinner and eat together as a family every night. Talk to your kids. It is the best way of knowing what they’re thinking and what they’re doing. It is also the best means of providing good nutrition. And, while I am at it: do not let your children drink soda with their meals. That is one of the reasons we have such a problem with obesity today. Studies have shown that excessive drinking of soda leads to higher weight gain than the same calories ingested as food.

3. Encourage your kids to play outside more and inside less. Give them a sliding board and swings and be darned what the school boards think. Children will fall down; they will skin their knees; and, they may even break a leg. Restricting our children from exploring and enjoying life outside the house is more dangerous to their health than a broken arm.

In truth, I could ask for a lot more wishes when it comes to children and their needs; however, I think this list is a good beginning.
A graduate of Gettysburg College with a Bachelor's Degree in Music, The Voice Lady Nancy Daniels discovered her 'real' voice while pursuing graduate studies at American University in Washington, DC.

As a voice specialist and president of Voice Dynamic, Daniels offers corporate and 2-day workshops throughout the US and Canada. In April of 2006, she launched Voicing It!, the only video training course on voice improvement. You can watch clips from her DVDs on her website and before' & after' takes of her clients, as well as gain valuable information about voice improvement and what it can do for you both personally and professionally at: http://www.voicedynamic.com

My 3 Wishes.
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Top-level comments on this article: (1 total)
» left by Teresa Ortiz
 282 days 23 hours ago.
188 fans.
Hi Nancy! Nice to hear from you. Great words and wishes. I agree, and would love to see more of this as well. I've missed you! God bless, Teresa
» left by Nancy Daniels 281 days 16 hours ago.
68 fans.
Thanks Teresa,

Always good to hear from you as well. Interesting, I'm listening to the BBC and they are talking about the rioting. What does it boil down to? Lack of parenting.

Best care always,

Nancy
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