Oh, this phase is nothing compared to the one she’ll go through when she actually IS 15, Elly. I’ve seen the future, and you have no idea what’s coming!
She’s just being a typical toddler, the foreshadowing years of being a teenager. Fortunately, these are the years when they actually listen to you and respect you, so take advantage of it.
Not all kids go through these “phases”. Children are like little computers, you are the programmer, what you put in, you will get out. So if you raise your children properly, you won’t have the “terrible twos” or a rebellious teen. Those “phases” are just a reflection of your parenting skills and the result of your programming. Like training a dog, the more time and effort you are willing to put in, the better the dog you’ll end up with. Children need to be taught, if you leave them to their own devices, they’ll behave like wild animals, because essentially that is what they are. You reap what you sow.
In the King James Bible it’s written in Proverbs 22:6-“Train up a child the way he will go, and when he is older he will not depart from it.”
This doesn’t mean spaniking a child, but teaching him or her to walk straight on their own. And Lizzie is going through a mind-of-her-own stage. But she’s a sweet little girl. You all saw how she turned out in her adult years-very well.
These strips ran , I think starting in the ‘60s, and increased exposure from a few Ontario papers, across Canada and the U.S. under thousands of mastheads.Lynn was one of the first cartoonists to introduce a gay character, the friend of her son, and also extended the lifespan of the strip by having a ’second’ family after the first kids had grown.
Well said. I have the same experience with two people who grew up in the same household with the same parents but one turned out completelt unruly from childhood to adulthood and the other is very well behaved and has always been so.
“Spare the rod and spoil the child” is a partial line from “Hudibras”, an English mock heroic narrative poem from the 17th century written by Samuel Butler that is commenting on methods to control sexual passions,
The similar line from Proverbs 13:24 (King James Bible, 1611) reads “He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.”
hsawlrae about 12 years ago
She’s in the process of creating her own identity. This is where parenting skills kick in.
legaleagle48 about 12 years ago
Oh, this phase is nothing compared to the one she’ll go through when she actually IS 15, Elly. I’ve seen the future, and you have no idea what’s coming!
arye uygur about 12 years ago
And in a repeat performance, April will go through that, too.
rusty gate about 12 years ago
Elizabeth is just an early bloomer.
lightenup Premium Member about 12 years ago
She’s just being a typical toddler, the foreshadowing years of being a teenager. Fortunately, these are the years when they actually listen to you and respect you, so take advantage of it.
flagfly about 12 years ago
Try a little spanking…if she is still stubborn, stop.
nancyroy2 about 12 years ago
I think the phase lasts from 18 month to18 yrs – when they move out!
Wendy B. about 12 years ago
Not all kids go through these “phases”. Children are like little computers, you are the programmer, what you put in, you will get out. So if you raise your children properly, you won’t have the “terrible twos” or a rebellious teen. Those “phases” are just a reflection of your parenting skills and the result of your programming. Like training a dog, the more time and effort you are willing to put in, the better the dog you’ll end up with. Children need to be taught, if you leave them to their own devices, they’ll behave like wild animals, because essentially that is what they are. You reap what you sow.
danlarios about 12 years ago
maybe you are stupid and don’t relize it yet?
LV1951 about 12 years ago
Terrible Two’s?
iced tea about 12 years ago
In the King James Bible it’s written in Proverbs 22:6-“Train up a child the way he will go, and when he is older he will not depart from it.”
This doesn’t mean spaniking a child, but teaching him or her to walk straight on their own. And Lizzie is going through a mind-of-her-own stage. But she’s a sweet little girl. You all saw how she turned out in her adult years-very well.
Gretchen's Mom about 12 years ago
Elizabeth may only be 2 or 3 years old . . . but she appears to be way ahead of her years when it comes to the attitude department!
stargazer43 about 12 years ago
These strips ran , I think starting in the ‘60s, and increased exposure from a few Ontario papers, across Canada and the U.S. under thousands of mastheads.Lynn was one of the first cartoonists to introduce a gay character, the friend of her son, and also extended the lifespan of the strip by having a ’second’ family after the first kids had grown.
LFate about 12 years ago
@ChappellGirl5
Well said. I have the same experience with two people who grew up in the same household with the same parents but one turned out completelt unruly from childhood to adulthood and the other is very well behaved and has always been so.
Miserichord about 12 years ago
Incorrect.
“Spare the rod and spoil the child” is a partial line from “Hudibras”, an English mock heroic narrative poem from the 17th century written by Samuel Butler that is commenting on methods to control sexual passions,
The similar line from Proverbs 13:24 (King James Bible, 1611) reads “He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.”or
GOD’S WORD® Translation (©1995)Whoever refuses to spank his son hates him, but whoever loves his son disciplines him from early on.