For My Parents in Raising

Their Kids

Tassie Fitka:

1. Giving children a lot of attention.
2. Teaching them family and home rules.
3. Encouraging them not to give up.
4. Praising them.
5. Reading to them.

Matthew Shorty:

1. Having home rules and being firm with them.
2. Being there for the children, and staying home in the evenings.
3. Talking about problems and how they make parents feel.
4. Spending time with children, like reading to them and playing with them.
5. Listening to children when they try to express themselves.

Cheryl Hunter:

1. Giving children money after working.
2. Keeping them home on weekends if they break a rule.
3. Taking them out swimming if they listen.
4. Letting them go on a snow machine ride after dishes are done.
5. Letting them join community activities on weekends if they're good.

Rose Fitka:

1. Being strict.
2. Listening when child is talking.
3. Telling children what's right and wrong.
4. Trying to be a good role model.
5. Showing respect for them.

Tanya Peter:

1. Disciplining their children.
2. Patience.
3. Talking with their kids.
4. Putting food on the table and buying them clothes.
5. Loving them.
6. Keeping them clean.
7. Budgeting an allowance for them.

Charlotte Alstrom:

1. Patience.
2. Giving them understanding.
3. Giving them attention.
4. Encouragement.
5. Open communication.

Lorah Olsen:

1. A good sense of humor.
2. Flexibility.
3. A lot of patience.
4. Faith in God.
5. A stable marriage.

Jonathan Boots:

1. Put kids to bed early.
2. Wake them up early to have breakfast and get them ready for school.
3. Be a good role model.
4. Talk to them about their recreational activities.
5. Talk to them about their teachers.

Greg Evan:

1. Have good communication with children.
2. Use loving discipline.
3. Have clear expectations for children.

Tatiana Sergie:

1. Patience.
2. Tell kids what is right and wrong.
3. Discipline your children.
4. Let your kids get to bed early enough to get up early in the morning for school.
5. Let them do chores around the house.

Robert Pitka:

1. Discipline.
2. Don't let your kids get into mischief.
3. Keep them away from drugs and alcohol.
4. Have them get enough sleep to start the new day.
5. Keep them out of trouble.