Think of a situation where you noticed a parent trying to protect their child in some way. Explain the situation, what happened and why? This can be a personal experience or something you observed.
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Think of a situation where you noticed a parent trying to protect their child in some way. Explain the situation, what happened and why? This can be a personal experience or something you observed.
October 20, 2008 at 2:31 pm
A situation I once noticed was a mother protecting her child. She saved her child from getting run over by a car. She would sacrifice her life for her son. An example that we think about every day here at a catholic school is Jesus dying on the cross to save us. Isn’t that just the same as Jesus?
October 20, 2008 at 2:35 pm
I sometimes notice other parents that live on my street protecting their children. I always see them not letting their kids go across the street to get a ball that had rolled away. They do this because little kids never look both ways, so they might get hit by a car. Then the parents would feel horribly guilty and they would think that they should have told their kids not to go. Even though parents can be annoying sometimes, they know what’s right and they know how to protect you. Without them, you could never survive.
October 20, 2008 at 2:36 pm
One situation where a parent has protected there child in one way is when my friends mom protcted my friend from getting hit by something. There was ball that was about to hit my friend and then suddenly she stepped in front of him and deflected the ball. That is one situation where a parent has protected there child.
October 20, 2008 at 2:41 pm
I have observed a situation where a parent tried to protect their child. All the time, parents are looking out for their children. Whether its pulling them out of the way from a moving car, watching what they eat so they don’t eat something dangerous, or just making rules for their kids to follow so they don’t do anything scary or dangerous. Parents are always looking out for what’s best for their kid, so I have had many experiences with seeing a parent try to protect their child.
October 20, 2008 at 2:42 pm
In one situation where I saw a mother saving her child was a child ran out of a store onto the street, and the mother ran out and saved her child. If the mother didn’t save her child, the child could’ve ran out into the street and gotten run over by a car or someone could’ve taken the child. I think this was very brave because the mother risked her life to save the child.
October 20, 2008 at 4:06 pm
It is a parent’s duty to protect their children. I witnessed this once when I was at the park. A lady’s daughter was playing on the high monkey bars. The daughter was hanging upside down from them, but she still managed to climb on them. The mother was beneath her daughter and watching her carefully in case the girl fell. She played on the monkey bars for a while, but she lost her grip and fell. The mother was still underneath the girl and she dropped right into her mom’s arms.
October 20, 2008 at 4:18 pm
Parents naturally try to protect their children. Four years ago, my family visited the Grand Canyon. The edges of the canyon are like cliffs and if a child falls off they die. So, my parents were constantly watching my sister and me and they would not let us get anywhere near the edge. My sister and I thought that they were being overprotective, because we wanted to see the bottom of the canyon. Neither of us was thinking about the danger involved. So, really our parents were just trying to protect us.
October 20, 2008 at 4:57 pm
A situation where I noticed a parent trying to protect a child would be at public places. For example, parents are always trying to protect their children by keeping them close, never letting them out of sight for fear that something will happen to them. At malls, children are rarely allowed to leave a mother’s side, at a park, fathers keep their children next to them. This kind of protection is what you see every day, a loving parent trying to keep their hold on a child, trying to protect them from the world. Eventually, however, their protection just isn’t enough: something happens to a child, a child grows up and learns to protect themselves, they learn independence and leave for their futures. Still, this realization never stops a parent from holding a child by the hand in a busy parking lot, or walking with slow steps through the park so that their young one is right next to them.
October 20, 2008 at 5:10 pm
In many instances I have seen a parent try to protect their child. One situation would be, if a child was getting in trouble by a teacher, but the child told his teacher that he didn’t do it, and the teacher didn’t believe him, I think that his parent would step in and defend their child from being wrongfully punished. I believe it is the parent’s responsibility to help the child in their time of need, and the child will grow knowing how to help people in the best way possible. Another situation could be if the child was being bullied at school, the parent would help him.
October 20, 2008 at 5:31 pm
A time that I have experienced that my dad was trying to protect me and my brother was very scary. This guy walked up to us when we were at the park and asked to see our basketball, and my dad said no. Next he asked if he could see our bike then my dad again, said no. Next he asked to see my brother, my dad said no. Then for the last time he asked to see me then he said no. Then he turned around, and it looked like someone was chasing him, and he ran off, it was really scary. That is a situation when my parent was trying to protect me and my brother.
October 20, 2008 at 6:08 pm
One situation where I have noticed a parent protecting their child is when my parents kept my brother from hurting my other brother. When Tyler got mad because Cole was making fun of him and stealing his stuff Tyler tried to hurt him. Instead my parents went into the room and made Cole get out of Tyler’s room and made him say sorry to Tyler. After they told Cole never to do it again and put him in timeout. My parents didn’t let Tyler hurt Cole because even though Cole was being a little pest that still doesn’t give Tyler the right to hurt him. That is the situation, what happened, and why.
October 20, 2008 at 6:26 pm
A situation in which a parent is trying to protect their child is when the parent holds the child’s hand while walking in the street. When I get to school, I see many younger kids holding their parent’s hand. The parent is protecting the child because they don’t want the kid to get hurt or lost. It is a child’s comfort when this happens. They don’t have to worry about anything because they know that they have guidance holding on to them. When I was a kid, I always wanted one of my parent’s hands. I would not be able to go anywhere with out it. The parent wants the child to feel as safe as possible.
October 20, 2008 at 6:29 pm
Whether you like it or not, parents are protective of you. Awhile ago, I witnessed a situation of a parent protecting their child. One afternoon, a boy’s friend had invited him to go to the movies with a group of boys and girls from their school. The boy asked his mom, and she said sure. A few minutes later, the mom asked what parents would be attending the movie. Not knowing how his mom would react, he casually said that Timmy’s mom was going to drop them off. Immediately the mom freaked out. “You mean you’re seeing the movie alone, with no adults? What if something happened to you? No, I am not letting you go. I’m sorry sweetie, but I can’t risk you getting kidnapped or hurt.” The boy was so annoyed with his mom’s response and could not believe that she wouldn’t let him go. This situation has occurred to many junior high students, I’m sure. Some parents simply don’t care if their kids go places without adults, because they’re with their friends and have cell phones. Others are very protective and will not allow their children to be without adults. The mom in my story didn’t let her son go, because she was afraid something might happen to him. Parents can be very protective of their children.
October 20, 2008 at 8:03 pm
When parents have children, they do everything they can to protect them. I see parents all of the time helping their children in different situations. One situation I see that happens at school. What I see is the parents helping their children cross the street and holding their child’s hand. This all happens because parents want to protect their kids from running out into the street or just protecting them period. The reason why parents hold their child’s hand is because the parents want their children to feel safe and protected and that they are always loved no matter what happens.
October 20, 2008 at 8:56 pm
Some parents wont let their kids go to the mall by themselves. They probably dont think they are mature enough and do not get how you have to behave in public. Some parents wont let their kids have myspaces either. some do not get how dangerous the internet is and how they can give away informatioon about themselves. Even the simplest comment like what team you are on in sports or saying that you would like to meet them somewhere. those are some reasons why parents trying to protect their children.
October 20, 2008 at 9:28 pm
There are many situations where a parent can protect their child, emotionally, and physically. One way emotionally is when i saw a mother pull her away from a man that was trying to sell them drugs, this can hurt a child. This is because if a child sees the man who is mentally unstable and selling distructive things it coould scare the child of reality. Next when a mother protects their child physically it could be from death, like if they were going to be hit by a car the mother will always watch out for them, also if it means like something that has to do innternally or in the future like smoking has effects on the lungs and can cause cancer, a simple warning could possible save a life. Those are some times I have seen protection from a mother to a child.
October 20, 2008 at 9:30 pm
I’ve seen many parents trying to protect their children. At a playground when I went their to hang with Andrew, we saw a parent not letting their kid go on the monkey bars or swing and the kid had to stay in his mothers sight. The mother didn’t want to lose sight of her kid so she would know where he was at all times. The mother didn’t want anything bad to happen to her kid and she didn’t want him to get hurt. That is how the mother protected her child.
October 21, 2008 at 2:17 pm
One situation where I noticed a parent trying to protect their child was when I was playing catch with a football with my brothers in the street when a kid ran out into the street when a car was coming. The mom went running outside and yelled at the kid to get out of the street. That is the situation that I noticed
October 21, 2008 at 2:18 pm
The only time I have really seen a parent sacrifice themselves for yheir childen would just be in movies asnd books. I’ve seen in movies that either there mom or there dad would sacrifice there own life for there child. It remonds me of Jesus sacrificing his own life for our sins. He died becasue of our sins.The only time I would of seen it in a real life situation would be if a car was comming and someone sacrificed themselves or that person.
October 21, 2008 at 2:19 pm
One time that I can think of a parent trying to protect their child is when. I was at the mall with my mom one day. And we saw a coat rack about to fall on a child. However before It hit the child the mother pulled him out of the way. The child was fine. This is one way I can think of a parent protecting there child.
October 21, 2008 at 2:20 pm
One time I have seen a parent trying to protect a child is in The Incredibles. Elastagirl didn’t want her kids to go with her to save Mr. Incredible. She didn’t want them to come because there were many dangerous things where they were going. Her kids could’ve died or been hurt. That’s why she didn’t want her kids to go with her to save Mr. Incredible.
October 21, 2008 at 2:20 pm
A time i have seen that a parent was trying to protect their child was when this little girl was with her mom and she was asking her if she could go into the toy isle at the Grocery store and her mom said that was fine, so she headed to that isle and didn’t come back from awhile. Her mom was concerned and asked me if i knew where she was and i told her, “Well i overheard her tell you that she was going into the toy isle, but thats all i heard.” “Ok sweetie thank you for telling me i will go down that isle and see if she is there.” After she had told me i wanted to see if she was there also so i hid behind isles to see and there was her mom with her daughter behind her back telling the man to go away. I didnt want to come over and try to tell the man to go away, saying that the guy was like 6′6 and i didnt want to get hurt. So i stayed back and watched. Her mom was telling the man if he ever laid another hand on his daughter she would have him get put in jail. That day was sad, and scary at the same time. But that little girl was saved by her mom! It was cute!
October 21, 2008 at 2:23 pm
One day when I was at the skate park a little boy was try to skate when a bigger teenager came behind and tried to knock him down. He did this multiple times and on his fourth attempt the father of the little boy stepped in front and knocked the teenager off his bored and sent him sliding across the cement. The father then fell to the ground in pain because the impact of the board split his left shin in two parts. When the first aid people arrived they helped him on to the ambulance and they were about to roll away when he saw a security guard. The father told the security guard what the teenager was doing and the teenager was band from the park. The child ended up being all right but right there I learned how important parents are, and how they put themselves in front of others to help their children.
October 21, 2008 at 2:28 pm
A couple of weeks ago, I saw the horror movie Quarantine with my mom. My brother really wanted to go with us, but he was at a neighbor’s house. So instead of not going at all, he invited our 11 year old neighbor along with us. The boy, Ty, wanted to see it badly. When he asked his mom, she declined his request. He was very angry. After I saw the movie, I was shaking because I was so frightened and I usually never get scared in movies. I am so happy he did not come with us. I know she didn’t let him come because he’d have nightmares.
October 21, 2008 at 2:33 pm
I have seen a parent trying to save her child in movies only. But when I saw it in the movies the mother was saving her kid from getting hit by a car. When a parent sacrifices her self for a child it is a loving act. When this happens it is not something that should be taken lightly. That is when I saw a parent save her child.
October 21, 2008 at 2:35 pm
I have noticed parents trying to protect children many times. Once I saw a child trying to climb a really tall tree. The parent did not see the child climbing the tree. When she saw the child almost at the top of the tree, she climbed up the tree herself. She grabbed her baby boy and brought him down. That is one example I can think of a parent trying to protect there child.
October 21, 2008 at 2:38 pm
Here is one time that I have seen a mother protect their child. My mother protects me by sending me to school and paying for my tuition. She also spends money to buy food for me and the rest of my family. She also protects me by taking care of the house I live in. Those are some ways that I think that my mother protects me.
October 21, 2008 at 2:40 pm
A situation where a parent is trying to protect their child could be that a child wants to go to a bad movie in the theaters that their parents dont want them to see. The parent could have many reasons for not wanting their child to go see the movie. The movie could contain things inapropriate for the childs age. The movie could have language, gore, nudity, or it could just be a very scary movie that would scare the child. This situation has happened to me many times and my mom or dad thought the movie would be to bad for me.
October 21, 2008 at 2:41 pm
Here is a time that I have seen a mother protect her child. My mother pays for my things. I find that a way of protection. She helps me when ever I need help with something. She is there for me with every thing I need her with. Another way a mother could protect her child i a mother protecting her child from any sign of harm. That is a sign of protection from a mother to her child.
October 21, 2008 at 3:35 pm
I have observed when a child is being protected by parents. One situation was when a child was running into the street as a car came by. The parent ran up to her child and pulled him back. For the next couple of minutes the mom was telling the child never to do that again because you could die if the car hit you. She also said to always hold moms hand crossing the street. That is what I have observed when parents protect their children.
October 21, 2008 at 5:14 pm
I have seen parents trying to protect their children. One time, I was at the store with a friend. We saw a woman and her son. She would not let her son go near the high shelves. She was worried about something falling and hitting him. This is one instance where I have seen parents trying to protect their children.
October 21, 2008 at 5:45 pm
Several times I have witnessed parents protecting their kids. Once my neighbor was protecting her son because some of the older neighbors were trying to shoot him with airsoft guns. He was scared and was crying but his mom came and protected him. Often other times my own parents worry about me. It can get annoying, but I know that they are just trying to protect me. I know that parents protect their children for a very good reason, they love them.
October 21, 2008 at 5:45 pm
I have seen a lot of parents trying to protect their children. For example, I was fishing with my dad. As we were going back home I almost fell in the water. Before I fell in my dad grabbed me so I didn’t fall into the ocean. This is one way my parents were trying to protect me from dangerous things.
October 21, 2008 at 7:04 pm
I have seen some situations where parents have tried to protect their children. I saw one time when I was at a playground, a mother always wanting to keep an eye on her child. The mother was sitting at a bench while her kid was playing on the playground. At that time, the mother couldn’t see her kid and left the bench immediatley to make sure her child was ok. I was amazed at this mother’s devotion to keep her kid out of harm.
October 21, 2008 at 7:07 pm
I have seen so many parents trying to protect and keep their children safe. One situation I have seen this happen is when parents stop their little kids from putting their hands in their mouth or picking their nose; especially when the child has just touched something such as a door knob, the floor. Or even the top of a table in a restaurant. Parents stop kids from doing this so that they do not get the flu, catch a cold, or just get sick in general. I have seen this happen many times and I had it happen to me when I was five or six. That is just one of the many different ways that a parent protects their child.
October 21, 2008 at 7:21 pm
One situation I was in was when we were walking out into an parking lot and my little brother ran into the street and my mom pulled him back just when a car that was speeding came right where he was standing. Also when she pulled him away, he again went into the street and another car backed up and almost hit him again! Also when my little brother was eating something on that same day he choked and my mom again saved him. I guess I could say we had lots of close calls on that day. That is how my mom tried to protect my brother, she could have let my little brother run in the street, but my mom didn’t just in case, and thank God she didn’t let him because he wouldn’t be here now then.
October 21, 2008 at 8:28 pm
Parents naturally want to protect their children. I observe situations like this everyday. A parent may help their child cross the street, get something down off of a high shelf without hurting themselves, keep them from eating something they shouldn’t, and many, many other things. Parents also keep their children from getting sick by giving them vitamins and teaching them how to wash their hands. Although parents may sometimes seem overprotective, they really have your best interests at heart.
October 21, 2008 at 8:38 pm
A situation I’ve seen a parent trying to protect a child is at the pool. Parents always try to make sure that the gate around a pool is securely closed. There are so many stories on the news about kids drowning and all parents try to prevent it. I know my parents always made sure the pool gate was closed no matter where I went. They did this because they love and care for me. They would also want nothing to hurt me. That is a way I have experienced and parent trying to protect their child.
October 21, 2008 at 9:17 pm
When I was very young my mother saved me from almost drowing in our pool. The pool gate was left open and I wandered in. I was sitting by the pool steps, when my mother ran in and grabbed me before I went in any further. She was very nervous and cried after we got into the house.
October 21, 2008 at 9:21 pm
I agree with Darian’s comments on what are the ways the parents protect their children. The simple task of helping them cross the crosswalk is protecting them from getting hit by a car and showing them that they are loved and cared for.
October 21, 2008 at 9:47 pm
We have all seen parents protecting their children in many situations. This may be physically or in helping the child make the right decisions. In one situation, my father was protecting me. My father and I were at an air park with my uncle, this is because my uncle likes to build planes and then fly them, so we were standing by watching him when a man came running out from the shelter. This man was screaming to turn off line 22 (your remotes for your plane) because something had malfunctioned. However, my uncle couldn’t do this because his plane was up in the air which would cause his plane to crash. Without knowing what was happening, my dad grabs me and puts me on the other side of him, shielding me. One of the planes had broken a fuse and was doing a nose dive onto the runway. Everyone was shouting and running for cover. I was thankful that my dad was right there to protect me because I had no idea what was going on.
October 21, 2008 at 9:49 pm
There have been many times when I’ve witnessed a parent protect their child. I’ve seen a parent stand up for their kid if they were being picked on by others. I’ve seen parents help their kids if they were in pain or were sick. It’s natural for a parent to protect their kid no matter what happened. I know my parents would protect me if I were ever in one of these situations. Those are some ways parents protect their kids.
October 22, 2008 at 4:28 pm
Parents always try to protect their children. When you are out in public you notice that mothers never seem to want to let go of their child’s hand when they are little. They want to keep their child close to them so that they don’t wonder off. They don’t do this to be clingy, but to make sure their child is safe. That is how parents try to keep their children safe.
October 22, 2008 at 4:58 pm
I agree with Dillon C. when he says that a mother protecting her child is like Jesus dieing on the cross for us. God is our heavenly father and he would do anything to protect us. God sent his one and only son and sacrificed him so that our sins could be forgiven. God protects us from harm every day even when we don’t realize it. God loves us infinitely and protects us like a mother does her children.
October 22, 2008 at 5:10 pm
There are many situations in which a parent is trying to protect their child. For example, many parents do not let them go to parties or any place unless there is an adult there. This is because they want their kids to be safe and not harmed. The parents wouldn’t want anything to happen to their child, like someone take them or people to do anything to them. Parents are always worried for their kids and want the best for them. Parents would do anything to protect their children.
October 22, 2008 at 5:42 pm
There are many ways a mother can protcect her child. She can protect her child by making the sure the child goes to a safe school where she knows her child will always be safe. It’s not healthy for a child to go to a school were the child might always be in danger. Another way could be, is the mother watching what her child does and makes sure the child picks the right choices anad does the correct things. A child would realize all these things that the mother has been doing for them. And they would automatically relaize that the mother is showing love and care for her child. My parents do all of these and more. One of the things that my parents do that stands out most for me, is that they guide me and lead me and help me to make the correct choices. These are a few things i notice mothers doing for their child.
October 22, 2008 at 6:06 pm
This is a situation in which i have seen a parent trying to protect a child. When parents use baby monitors they are clearly trying to protect their children. Should something go wrong, the parent will hear the baby cry or make sounds of distress and send the parent rushing to the aid of the crying child. Most parents want the best for their children, and this,I think, is a good example of a parent protecting their child.
October 22, 2008 at 6:29 pm
I have seen many situations where a parent has tried to protect their child. One experience is when I was little I almost walked into a road while a car was coming. Before I could get out into the road my mom pulled me back. If she did not do this I could’ve died. This is one of many ways a parent can protect or save a child.
October 22, 2008 at 7:02 pm
I have see many parents trying to protect their children. I have seen many parents run and save their child from getting it my a car or a ball. Parents also watch their kids at the playground. They watch them so they won’t get hurt and tell them that they can’t go on the monkey bars so they won’t fall. Parents also watch what their kids eat so that they child will not eat on anything that they can choke in. This is parents protect their children.
October 22, 2008 at 7:17 pm
I agree with Dylan T. Moms never let their child get out of sight. They always have to know were their child is at all time. When you are young your mother has to watch you well your on the swing or monkey bars so you don’t get hurt. When you get older your parents always want to know where you are or where your going and when you get to be like a young adult your parents just check up on you or see how you are doing. Your parents always care for you no matter how old you are. You parents always want to watch over you. That is why I agree with Dylan T.
October 22, 2008 at 7:37 pm
One time I saw a mother helping her daughter when she was in the street playing. The mom told her daughter to get out of the street because she could get hurt. The little girl didn’t know any better and she kept playing in the middle of the street then a car came by and the girl finally got out of the street. The mother then explained why you don’t play in the street.
October 22, 2008 at 7:44 pm
A few summers ago my neighbor’s cat had kittens. These kittens were kept in a separate room of the house to keep the dogs away. Whenever the mother cat would see the dogs on the other side of the room she would throw herself at in a desperate attempt to save her kittens, even though they’re in no harm. She wanted to keep everything away from her babies. She was even on guard when her owner came around. She trusted no one with her kittens.
October 22, 2008 at 8:02 pm
Dylan, i agree with you. I agree with you because many parents are like that and i have seen many parents who are very protective of their children. The parents are just trying to protect their children form danger and don’t want them to get hurt. I would be that same kind of parent although i would let my kid play on the monkey bars because they are the greatest things ever invented and they are not that dangerous. that is why i agree with Dylan and why many parents try to protect their children.
October 22, 2008 at 9:12 pm
Parents always protect their children in many ways. One thing I noticed a lot lately was kids running from their parents into the street or a crowd of people. The parents always run after their children calling their name. They are always protecting their children and keeping them away from harm. This is only one of the many ways I have witnessed and experienced parents protecting their children.
October 22, 2008 at 10:55 pm
One situation while parents protect their child/children in some way would be that they always tell them to never to interact with strangers. While kids are growing up parents teach them the right and wrong of strangers. Like if somebody rolls up in a car and asks you if you want candy. Well as parents have taught their kids, they should walk/run away and don’t talk to them. They do this because most strangers would want to kidnap you and do some things you wouldn’t want them do to you. So as always, parents are protecting you from the bad, even if you don’t notice it.
October 23, 2008 at 7:25 am
There are many situations every day where a parent or parents are trying to save their children. One situation that I have noticed a parent or parents are trying protecting their children is, when a mother saved her child from a hive of killer bees. The mother did this for her child just out of pure love for the child. That is a situation I have noticed a parent or parents are trying protecting their children.
October 23, 2008 at 12:43 pm
I agree with Christopher G because I have seen parents protect their kids in the street while they are playing many times. The most usual thing I see is a parent trying to protect their son/daughter from getting hit by a car. That is why I agree with Christopher G.
October 23, 2008 at 12:44 pm
I agree with Ethan B because this is a time where a parent is trying to protect. He said that a parent was saving their child from getting hit by a car. This is an act of kindness. The parent risked his or hers life to save thier child. That is why I agree with Ethan B.
October 23, 2008 at 12:44 pm
I agree with Ethan B because this is a time where a parent is trying to protect. He said that a parent was saving their child from getting hit by a car. This is an act of kindness. The parent risked his or hers life to save thier child. That is why I agree with Ethan B.
October 23, 2008 at 12:45 pm
I agree with Juliana C. A parent always protects there child, or children. You will always see a mother doing that no matter what. When you’re a parent, which is your job. You don’t want a scratch on then. That is why I agree with Juliana C.
October 23, 2008 at 12:46 pm
I think Jake O. put a good response. I liked how he used a movie like the incerdibles. It was smart of him to use this because everyone has probably seen the movie. Also it was a great example of a parent saving their child. I think Jake’s response was a very good response.
October 23, 2008 at 12:48 pm
I agree with Ethan B. I agree with him because that is a time where a parent tried to help a child. Saving your child from getting hit by a car is an act of kindness. The parent must have loved their child a lot. That is why I agree with Ethan B.
October 23, 2008 at 12:48 pm
I agree with Ethan B. I agree with him because that is a time where a parent tried to help a child. Saving your child from getting hit by a car is an act of kindness. The parent must have loved their child a lot. That is why I agree with Ethan B.
October 23, 2008 at 12:54 pm
I agree with Bentley B. Parents protect their children in many ways if they are in danger. They can do little things like open the door for them or big things like save them from killer bees, like you stated in your comment. She definitaly did this out of love for her child because she loves them. I agree with every thing you said.
October 23, 2008 at 3:59 pm
I am responding to Jordan S. She said that parents protect there children on the street or in the neighborhood. I completely agree because I see that all the time and sometimes it could just be a different parent watching a different kid to help friends in your community. That is why I agree with Jordan S.
October 23, 2008 at 4:19 pm
I am responding to Nick D’s answer. His answer made a very good point. Parents do anything to help their children. That mom sounded very brave. I don’t think I would be able to do that for my kid, but maybe moms have an urge to help them, no matter what. I think Nick’s response was very thought-provoking.
October 23, 2008 at 5:10 pm
I agree with Dominic B. that most children have been taught not to talk to strangers at a very young age. Parents are always trying to protect their kids.
October 23, 2008 at 5:12 pm
One time, my sister was at one of her softball games, and an alarm at the warehouse across the street, then gunshots were fired. My mom got my sister in the car along with her freinds and took them away and sped off. She not only protected Emma, my sister, but she protected her freinds too. Right after that the robbers came sprinting out of the enormous warehouse and shot off a couple rounds at the security gaurd chasing after him. This is how a parent has saved one of her children and 4 others.
October 23, 2008 at 5:16 pm
I agree with Abby W. Mothers always want the best for their children. Even when kids get themselves into bad situations, mom will always be there to help and save them. Mothers are caring people who just want to raise a child to be better than them and not make some of the mistakes they have made.
October 23, 2008 at 5:24 pm
In one situation where I saw a mother saving her child was when her child ran out in the middle of the street. The little kids dog ran across the street to the neighbors yard and the little kid ran after it. If the dad didnt grab the kid before he ran across the street he would have gotten hit by a car.
October 23, 2008 at 5:29 pm
I fully agreea with you Ben. When parents have those special phones in the room of the baby they do come to their aid. I think you had a very good example. This is why agree with Ben.
October 23, 2008 at 5:31 pm
I agree with Jillian L. when she says that the movie was too scary for the neighbor to see. His mom was right in stopping him because she didn’t want him to be scared if he could avoid it. I would be scared too if I was the neighbor. His mother was right in not letting him go.
October 23, 2008 at 6:04 pm
I know of many situations where the parent tries to protect their child. One situation in particular, was at a mall a few years ago. My brother who’s 7 yrs., and was then 1 was in his highchair in the food court with our family friend, while my mom was in line. You could tell that my brother was going to fall out, so my mom ran over leaving all her stuff behind and got my brother before he fell. After he was safe, she went back to retrieve her stuff. This situation shows that a loving parent will sacrifice anything for their child, and to keep them safe, armed, and protected.
October 23, 2008 at 6:09 pm
Julie L, i agree with you. I agree with you when you said they never seem to let go of their childs hand. Some parents even have leashes for their children. I think going to this extent is not just the want to be close to your child, but also to no their safe and in no harm.
October 23, 2008 at 7:20 pm
Almost all parents will protect their children anyway they can. One time, I saw some parents and their son getting into a bus. Another man about twenty pushed aside the kid to get in. The man said, “Watch it!” to the child. The child started crying and the parents angrily told the man that he had no manners and was rude and comforted the crying child. I think that it is great that parents like them would stand up for their child.
October 23, 2008 at 7:56 pm
I agree with Jordan Smith. Many young children go out into the street without even looking, not knowing that a car is coming. The parent will sacrifice their life for that child because they don’t know any better. When you are a child you don’t know right from wrong and are completely oblivious to the car. That parent would feel extremely guilty if they had not been there to save them. Many parents are amazing like that to sacrifice their lives.
October 23, 2008 at 9:13 pm
Parents are very protective over their children. They love their children, so they don’t want any thing to happen to them. One time I as at my sisters soccer game and one of the mothers of a teammate brought their baby girl who was already walking. She would wander around but she would keep a close eye on the baby. The baby kept on trying to get onto the field where the girls were playing, but the mom wouldn’t let her. The ball would come close to the baby but the mom would always pull her away.
October 23, 2008 at 9:14 pm
Jordan S., I think the example of parents not letting their child cross the street is a very good one. I didn’t think about the fact that kids never look both ways when I commented on parents helping their children across the street. You are also right in saying that parents would feel guilty in anything happened to their child. I completely agree with the fact that parent’s can be annoying, but they do look out for us. It is hard sometimes to remember that they really do want what’s best for us when they are preventing us from doing something we really want to do.
October 24, 2008 at 4:21 pm
Responding to Dominic B: Here is why I agree with Dominic. I agree with Dominic especially when he says that parents protect their children by telling them not to go near strangers. I also agree with this because I remeber a class that my mom made me take that taught me to stay away from strangers. I also agree when he says that our parents are always protecting us even when we don’t know it. That is why I agree with Dominic.
October 25, 2008 at 7:24 am
No matter how much you think your parents don’t want you to have fun, in most cases they are just protecting you. A situation might be that you really want to go a party, but you parents find that there might be some alcohol. By not letting you go they are keeping you from drinking and possibly drunk driving, which as we all know is not a good thing. Also, they are keeping you from getting arrested by the cops. One more example might be keeping your child out of the street. Many times kids just run off not telling their parents and they sometimes cross a busy street.
October 25, 2008 at 7:32 am
I agree with Brennan T a lot. My parents won’t let me see movies if there nudity in the movie showing. I know many parents don’t allow their children to movies if the child is under the required. I don’t like it most of the time, but I know that it is for the best. All in all, I can say that if a parent doesn’t want their child to see a movie that they don’t think is appropriate, that their judgement is 98% right.
October 25, 2008 at 7:34 am
1. The time that I have seen a parent protect themselves for their childen would just be in some movies and books. I’ve seen in movies that either there mom or there dad would sacrifice there own life for there child like running after the person that hurt him, or putting themselves in front of their child to protect them. It reminds me of Jesus sacrificing his own life for our sins, on the cross. He died becasue of our sins, so that we would be saved.The only time I would have seen it in a real life situation would be if a car was comming and someone ran in front of that car to save them.
October 25, 2008 at 9:12 am
Parents are very over protective at sometimes. I’ve had some personal experiences where my mom usually is the one that protects me more. I asked my mom to go to the mall with some friends and she would only let me go if there was an adult there. My dad isn’t like that at all. He is just a push over sometimes. I’ve seen parents make sure that they have their shoes tied etc.
October 26, 2008 at 1:08 pm
I agree with everything Lauren G. said about parents. It is definitely the parents duty to protect their children. If the mother wasn’t their under her daughter she wouldn’t have caught her and she could have been seriously injured. I agree that the parents need to always be looking out for their children. That is why I agree with Lauren G.
October 26, 2008 at 1:31 pm
Parents always protect their children no matter what the cost. One time I watched a discovery channel show about how this father and son were lost on a mountain during the middle of the snow storm. They had no food and no way to contact the outside world, and even in these desperate measures the dad would take off his own coat and allow his son to wear it so the son could be a little bit warmer. The frostbitten father forced himself to go look for help, even though it pained him to do so. After about a week on the mountain both the father and the son were saved thanks to the father’s efforts in looking for help. Even in terrible conditions parents will to whatever they can to help their kids.
October 26, 2008 at 2:41 pm
I am replying to Heidi H’s comment. I think that the cat is a perfect example of a parent trying to protect their children. The way the cat didn’t trust even the owner to come near her kitten shows how much she loved them. Even though the dog was in a separate room she still was trying to keep her children safe. That is a good example of parents trying to protect their children.
October 26, 2008 at 4:17 pm
Situations where parents try to protect their children happen a lot, especially with mothers. One situation was that a child wandered off in a grocery store and the mother went crazy looking for the child when she saw her son with a stranger she picked him up and just embraced him, she thought she had lost him. Protecting their child from strangers is a common situation of a parent or parents trying to protect their child.
October 26, 2008 at 4:31 pm
I agree with Nate H. I agree with him on his point that it is natural for parents to protect their children no matter what the sircumstanes are. This is true statment that any parent would protect their child because it is a basic instic of any and every animal to portect their offspring. that is why I agree with Nate H.
October 26, 2008 at 4:43 pm
Jackie F, I agree with you. Many parents wont let their children go to parties or places unless adults are there, because they can get into a lot of trouble or get injured. Parents are very protective of their children because they do not want to lose them because they love them and want the best for their children. They would truly do anything for their children to protect them or keep them safe.
October 26, 2008 at 5:39 pm
Responding to Haley G: I completely agree with you. Almost every adult with kids is very protective of their children around a pool. Since I was little, I always remember my parents locking our pool gate. I would secretly try to find the key and jump in. The number of deaths from drowning is unbelievable and has been increasing over the years. To prevent such a terrible accident, parents are constantly locking and shutting the pool gate. Parents can be protective, but in many cases it’s for the better.
October 26, 2008 at 6:46 pm
I once knew this family at my old church. One weekend they went on a vacation to the beach. They were all having fun swimming together in the water. Then all of a sudden a ripe tide took away the daughter and she couldn’t get away from its strong force. The mother jumped right into the water and swam after her hoping to save her daughter’s life. But it turned out that the ripe tide was so strong it took away both of them and they both drowned. I went to their funeral and it was very sad. This showed me that nothing can pull a mother away from her child (not even a ripe tide).
October 26, 2008 at 7:03 pm
I agree with Haley G. on how parents protect their children. Pools can be very dangerous for little kids, so parents are always very cautious around them with their children. They always keep an eye on them in case they fall into the pool. I know when I was younger the pool gate was always closed, just as Haley said hers was. Parents do this to prevent anything bad happening to their children. Parents always want to protect, love, and keep children from harm no matter what.
October 26, 2008 at 8:36 pm
I’m responding to Jordan S. I agree with Jordan that we couldn’t survive without our parents. They do get on our nerves sometimes but it’s just because they want the best for us, or they are trying to protect us. Without our parents I don’t think we could survive. That’s why I agree with Jordan S.
October 26, 2008 at 9:46 pm
I agree with Jillian L. She made a good point when little kids shouldn’t see bad or scary movies such as Quarantine. I saw Quarantine too, and thought that little kids shouldn’t be going to see that kind of a movie. It would have scarred a child for life and leave the child horrified and scared of everything. Even I got scared from that movie, and as you, I don’t get scared that easily by scary movies. Kids shouldn’t see movies like that.
October 27, 2008 at 12:58 pm
There are many instances in which something like this has happened. One of them that I have witnessed was back in South Carolina at the neighborhood playground. There was a mother and her two children. The children were about 2 and 9 years old. The 9 year old child was swinging on a swing somewhere else and the 2 year old child was on the playground set. He was just walking along the side when his mother said no to him and he stopped dead in his tracks until his mother came and picked him up. The mother obviously did not want her child to fall off the playground and hurt himself very badly. This is only one of the many instances where a loving mother protects her prone child.
October 27, 2008 at 5:03 pm
I agree with Jackie M’s statement that parents are constantly protecting their children. She made a good point that parents only protect children for the good of the child, and that it is their responsibility that nothing should ever harm them. Sometimes, however, the best way that a parent can prove their love to a child is by letting them go. This is what happened in the story, Green’s mother wanted so very much to protect her, that she left her home. She left her behind because she was so very important. Her statement seemed very correct in saying that parents always want to protect their children, even if the children don’t always like it-just like Green.
October 28, 2008 at 10:13 am
I like what Abby W. said. My mom pays for a lot of things too. Our parents think of us when they go get groceries to feed us or get gas to drive us around. In our world today, money is everything. Our parents spend thousands of dollars on us kids every year.
October 28, 2008 at 10:15 am
I agree with Meghan. Parent protect their children naturaly. It is almost like an instict that they have. They feel that they will be responsible if something happens to their children. Her Grand Canyon example was a good idea.
October 28, 2008 at 10:16 am
I agree with Megan. Parents protect their children naturally. It is almost like an instinct that they have. They feel that they will be responsible if something happens to their children. Her Grand Canyon example was a good idea.
October 28, 2008 at 6:41 pm
I have seen many situations when a parent or other adult protects a child from danger. One situation is when at my 4th birthday party Mackenzie E. almost drowned in my pool. I don’t remember all the details but I do remember that my dad or someone else saved her. This is an example when a parent saved a kid.
October 28, 2008 at 7:59 pm
Michael M I agree with you. I know my parents don’t let me have a myspace. I never really thought that my parents were protecting me by doing this. Though there are many ways to protect children, most people don’t know how dangerous the internet can be.
November 2, 2008 at 7:43 pm
I agree with Jake O. on how Elastigirl was trying to save her children from danger. And how she was trying to keep them from harms whey. Because the robot would have crushed them. Plus all of the other dangers lurking in the areas. That is why I agree with Jake.
November 3, 2008 at 2:33 pm
I agree with Dylan T, i think he has a great synopsis on this topic. He made great statements on how a mother ould protect her child. Also this is a very common and known reason why you need to protect your child. I would do the same. Dylan T did great.
November 6, 2008 at 8:26 pm
I agree with Dillion C, i think that his topic is one of the most major topic that a parent has to deal with. You always see a a parent protecting their child from the streets from getting run over by cars. They also protect their children from the people and harm lurking on/around the streets. We also observe mostly everyday around the school areas and just at places you go. At the school area or just places you go you see parents holding or guiding their children around the places. So as Dillon C. had written i agree with his topic.