Self-Control

SELF CONTROL:
The meaning of self-control is one's ability to control one's emotions, behavior and desires in order to efficiently manage one's future. I would have to state that returning to college after years away, which labels me as a Non-traditional student here at Stockton has been very stressful but in many ways, but in other ways very satisfying and personally fullfilling. I feel that as an adult student I am able to maintain self-control better then if I were to have attended college at a younger age.My self-direction has proven to be a very significant attribute that has allowed me to maintain a 3.6 . Most college students are experiencing "Erikson's 'identity vs. role diffusion" stage were maintaining self-control is a little bit more diffucult. Were for explain a student such as myself (36) seek education for personal fufillment or financial requirements such as family commitments.
For each groups of the traditional and non-traditional students are biggest task is to allow our emotions to be present but to be maintained under good management. Students most also learn appropriate channels to release any frustration or irritations before they become unruly or take over or worst compromise one's academic journey in a negative way.
I have grown throughout this journey along with my family. I have been able to show my children that maintaining good self-control can bring about great success. That managing emotions, developing great relationships, establishing a great identity that includes purpose will in return develop integrity.
I feel that through this experience I have learned and my family as well that the underlining meaning of self-control is that we all most learn that there are consquences to one's actions, both good or bad, but still consquences and that to always strive for more postive then negative ones. To always remember that learning self-control is a life-long process.

Here is a video that relates to self control, had a hard time importing it.
How to Overcome Anger: How to Maintain Self- Control: This is youtube library(expertvillage)1:44 minutes

Positive Reinforcement/ Our Teenage Children

The textbook definition of positive reinforement is the presents of a stimulus, one that is usually rewarding.Then followed by a response, which then leads to an increase in the future that strengths the response. I would have to say that personally for my husband and I we as parents of three teenage children have found that applying this concept even more in the recent years has improved behavior and overall performance in each of our children.Positive feedback even in the mist of improper behavior has proved to benefit the children as well as our own sanity.We find ourselves referring to this particular statment the principle of positive reinforcement informs us that, when a child demonstrates a behavior that we like, we should provide him or her with a result that he or she likes. But when he or she displays undesirable behavior, we should make sure he or she is not rewarded for it.

They like to know you're pleased and proud. Your praise keeps them coming back for more -- which is why they behave so much better when you reinforce their behavior with praise. What you praise is what you get. This is strongly implemented in the Knight household. We have through the use of positive reinforcment have built strong communcation ties with each of our children in a variety of ways. This to has raised self-esteem and confidence levels among each of the children. Positive reinforcement is also called Positive programming so if it works on simple things like VCR, well why not humans, positive programming promotes positive successful children and then adults. I guess I would have to say that with including positive reinforcement as daily in our parenting like the kids daily vitamins, well then my husband and I are making our children's as well as our own overall health a high priority then success not failure is surely to prevail in the years ahead.