I have kids that I raise, they are great kids, I love them to death but if someone thinks kids aren’t a burden (of any sort) than they’re lying.

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    8 months ago

    I don’t want children, but I wish I would know how to handle a child so I can help out family in case needed.

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      8 months ago

      If the children are not some sort of extreme assholes or very young, you don’t need special skills to handle them. The difficult thing that the parents are burdened with is being with them all the time. Helping sometimes is not that hard.

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      8 months ago

      You might want to take a look at The Montessori Child. It’s a book aimed at parents to make early childhood the best it can be for the kids.

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        8 months ago

        I’ve heard of the name before. Never knew what it was about. Sounds like a good read!

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      8 months ago

      Just ask the family member that you want to help what you should do. If the kids are young they like to talk your ear off or play. Many a kid used me as a make shift tree to climb on lol