| Whatever happened to plain psychology? It
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| | cart and we would buy our favorite ice
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| used to be so simple. It was based on
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| | cream treats. I liked the Big Sticks the
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| observation of behavior, especially in
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| | best.We would guzzle water from the water
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| terms of stimulus and response. Ring the
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| | fountain that probably had lead in the
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| bell and the dog salivates (that was
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| | pipes. In general, we seemed pretty
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| Pavlov, not Skinner).Behavioral
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| | normal and healthy and life was simple. I
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| psychology really didn't have that much
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| | don't recall any of us getting salmonella
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| wrong with it; it was simple. Prevent the
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| | or some horrible disease from drinking
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| bad behavior from happening and reward
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| | water from the fountain. Either I'm
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| good behavior. But we can't say bad
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| | dreadfully out of touch or most of us
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| behavior anymore, because it might offend
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| | lived through it. Judging from my peers
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| someone.It used to be that reprimands and
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| | that are still alive, most of us didn't
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| discipline for children meant that
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| | die from anything we did in school.It
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| children were better behaved. In the
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| | seems that now, every discipline problem
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| animal kingdom, mothers discipline their
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| | is a mental illness. An ill-equipped
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| young all the time. It's a matter of
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| | parent has a problem dealing with an
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| survival. Humans have gone from
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| | unruly kid and is afraid to discipline
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| disciplining to abusing or becoming
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| | the kid because just about any discipline
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| permissive, depending on who is the
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| | is considered child abuse. A few years
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| judge. What we have now is a horde of
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| | ago when I was having a garage sale in
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| youngsters with terrible manners, rotten
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| | the States, I saw a mother "disciplining"
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| posture, no common sense and wired to the
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| | her toddler girl by explaining why she
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| hilt. ADD, ADHD, borderline autism, etc.
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| | couldn't do such and such...the mother
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| are the keywords that describe behaviors
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| | used all of the right "I" statements and
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| now.Don't get me wrong; I've seen my
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| | stated clearly how the baby's behavior
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| share of children and people with
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| | made her FEEL, and she went on with this
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| bonafide mental disorders. In my day, we
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| | amusing discourse while chasing the child
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| had (as far as I can remember) kids that
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| | all over the place. The little girl was
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| were mentally retarded or had other
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| | no older than two. I wondered if this
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| learning disabilities in school. They
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| | mother had any friends. And I wondered
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| went on a little yellow bus somewhere and
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| | why she didn't have the kid in one of
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| we didn't engage with them much. Then
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| | those fancy backpack things. Most likely
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| there were the bullies, the baddies and
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| | because the little girl would clobber her
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| the sissies and the tattletales. Of
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| | for any kind of attempted restraint that
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| course, we all worked our way around
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| | would stifle her creative expression and
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| those guys. If someone hit us in school,
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| | scar her for life.Sadly, the
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| we would go home and tell our parents and
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| | revolutionary days of behavioral
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| our moms were on the phone to the bad
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| | psychology are over. Behavioral
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| kid's parents in a New York minute.
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| | psychology only applies to rats now.
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| People handled problems themselves. They
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| | Humans have apparently transcended B.F.
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| talked to each other. If something got
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| | Skinner's work by turning everything into
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| bad enough at school, the kid causing it
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| | a mental illness. That way, no discipline
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| would get sent to the principal's office.
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| | is required. Only medication and talk
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| We were all scared to death of the
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| | therapy. From what I see on the airwaves
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| principal. I don't even remember any of
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| | and internet, all three hundred million
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| the principals; we never saw them. The
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| | people in the U.S. are engaged in talk
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| principal was like God, sitting in some
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| | therapy, but who is listening? That's
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| throne in an unseen place. Even as a
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| | something I couldn't figure out. But
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| middle aged Boomer, I still get the
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| | then, I went to school in the primitive
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| willies going to ANY principal's office.
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| | days. Maybe I can find a Gen Y with no
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| I get nervous in school offices. And I'm
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| | known mental disorder to explain it to
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| a teacher! The office was forbidden
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| | me. The problem with that idea is that I
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| territory in my school days. We respected
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| | can't understand a word they say for all
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| the teachers.While we played outside and
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| | the tongue piercings that make clanking
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| managed to survive recess with all the
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| | noises and lisps when they talk. They get
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| jungle gyms and exercise equipment that
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| | very impatient when someone can't
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| apparently kills kids now, we had a
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| | understand them the first time. As far as
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| "monitor." This might be a teacher or a
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| | I can tell, nobody is really saying much
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| teacher's helper, but still it was an
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| | of anything worthwhile, it's a lot of
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| authority figure. At recess we all stayed
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| | complaining and whining and buzzwords,
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| away from the boys with taps on their
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| | all basically saying, "I'm so
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| shoes. Those were the bad kids and we
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| | special."Don't think it isn't noticed
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| knew it. They were the troublemakers.
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| | elsewhere; South of the Border here,
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| They were tough. They wore leather
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| | school is still simple, if very
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| jackets to school. And I am speaking of
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| | expensive. Kids wear uniforms, they can't
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| third grade! The kids with taps hung out
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| | attach metal to their faces or color
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| together, sneered at the rest of us and
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| | their hair or any of that completely
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| killed insects with a magnifying glass
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| | necessary survival behavior until they
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| and the sun. They liked to burn stuff,
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| | finish school. People here are generally
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| especially if it was alive. But they
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| | "uneducated." That means they can talk
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| limited their murderous antics to insects
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| | about anything, because they have been
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| and leaves. We let the playground
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| | busy living and not thinking. Mind you,
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| monitors handle those guys while we
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| | they are rarely right about stuff, but
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| played kickball and tetherball and
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| | they at least try! Perhaps I ask the
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| dodgeball and climbed on the bars. It
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| | wrong questions, which is entirely
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| seems we were very active, always moving
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| | possible. One good example is, I once
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| around, and there weren't many fat kids
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| | asked someone what the time was. He
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| in school.The best days in school were
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| | looked at his cell phone and told me.
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| Wednesdays and Fridays. Wednesday was hot
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| | They don't wear watches here. Living here
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| dog day. We didn't have to dig into our
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| | feels like it was when I was growing up;
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| lunch boxes to trade with another kid who
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| | and it's refreshing.Triana Elan is a
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| had something we wanted. We could buy hot
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| | freelance writer and an American expat
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| dogs, with or without mustard. Friday was
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| | living in Mexico.
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| ice cream day. A guy would come with his
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