Posted on 12/06/2014 8:25:39 PM PST by Olog-hai
Parents are reportedly now finding it tougher to discipline their children, because a punishment could result in “parent shaming” by their kids on social media.
A recent article in The Daily Mail asserted that social networks are creating a generation of parents who are afraid their children will complain about them online or even secretly record a parental lecture or rant and then post it.
“You can’t be in fear of raising your kids,” Siggy Flicker said on “Fox and Friends Weekend,” adding that the first thing she takes away from her children as punishment is what they value most: their phones. …
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1930’s Hitler Youth
1950’s Red Pioneers
2010’s Parent Shaming
How can your kid record your rant if you take his phone away?
Why would the kid have a phone in the first place?
At school for emergencies, but otherwise I think not.
And besides who fears being shamed in public more, me or the kid?
I could care less what people think of me.
My kid however would utterly die if had an attack of the embarrassing dad syndrome in public.
One time - then there would be no social media for them.
” My kid however would utterly die if had an attack of the embarrassing dad syndrome in public.”
I like how you think.
In addition, every embarrassing baby photo would be posted :)
I have read Sun Tzu, my kid hasn’t.
I know it’s not fair, but oh well.
My kids shame me? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! All I have to do is tell them I’ll be the “cool dad”, and promise to hang out with them.
My captain’s son wouldn’t stop sagging his pants, so he also started sagging, too. After suffering the embarrassment of Dad’s plumber’s crack, the kid pulled his pants up.
Kids would lose internet for a long time.
Of course if they were mine they’d have had corporal punishment early so the mere threat of it would mostly be enough as they got older. Worked on us.
The obligatory one on the bear skin rug?
CC
Tell your captain for me “nicely played sir, nicely played indeed!”
CC
I don’t know about my kids, but my dog does it!
What was 1950’s Red Pioneers?
How about like what Uncle Buck threatened? Wear your bathrobe and slippers and escort your child to their first class.
My captain’s son wouldn’t stop sagging his pants, so he also started sagging, too. After suffering the embarrassment of Dad’s plumber’s crack, the kid pulled his pants up.
This is the greatest thing I ever heard. Rofl!
Problem solved.
My captain’s son wouldn’t stop sagging his pants, so he also started sagging, too.
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Biggest laugh I’ve had all day!! LOL! Great parenting tip, too. :o)
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