| l have experienced one or more incidents of | | | | my arms and legs. I immediately begun |
| children crying and whining while their mothers | | | | complaining while my mother was about to begin |
| have been searching the department store for | | | | applying the lotion, when my father turned to me |
| that "fabulous" pair of shoes they saw on a | | | | and said "I know you hate it. I do too. But, first |
| television show. The truth is that you were | | | | nobody here wants to hear you complain. They |
| annoyed and although you know that this was not | | | | came to relax and enjoy the sun. Second, we |
| the child's fault, you secretly disliked the kid and | | | | have explained to you that the sun is dangerous |
| even more his mother, as she allowed it to annoy | | | | and your skin is still very white. If you do not let |
| everyone and did not pay attention, as she | | | | your mother finish the application, you will later |
| should, to her toddler. That was rude and kids can | | | | hurt all over and you will not be able to come |
| be taught not to be rude. | | | | with us again here tomorrow." |
| I recall an incident that happened a long time ago | | | | I immediately stopped. I still remember my |
| when I was still a child. My parents took me to | | | | father's face. He was not yelling nor threatening |
| the beach since this was the only way to cool | | | | me. He just stated the simple truth. My skin would |
| down that hot summer day; the temperature in | | | | burn and as I looked at other families on the |
| Greece can reach very high levels during the | | | | beach I realized that kids who have burned their |
| summer. As we reached the point that would | | | | skin, because they did not allow their parents to |
| host our existence for the rest of the day, I | | | | protect them, were miserably looking at other |
| remember my mother kneeling to assist me get | | | | kids playing while they had to stay under the |
| rid of my clothes and help me prepare before | | | | shadow of an umbrella and do nothing. |
| running loose to play under the sun. I had to wear | | | | Whether your child has a serious concern or is |
| my lovely pink pair of plastic shoes, in order to | | | | just bored and tired, you can help it understand |
| avoid any injuries, my hat, which I thought it was | | | | that crying and screaming will not assist its |
| rather funny, and a generous portion of | | | | situation. By realizing that if you treat your child as |
| sunscreen on my skin, to protect it from burning. | | | | if you were speaking to an adult, using simpler |
| That last part of the beach "ritual" I hated. I did | | | | wording and examples they can relate to of |
| not like the fact that I was feeling my skin being | | | | course, your kid will mature sooner and respect |
| greasy or that water drops seemed to stack on | | | | others peace and quite; yours included. |