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