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“Wait til your father gets home” is all I had to hear....
My brother, a recent transplant from So. Cal, is always commenting on how remarkably well mannered kids are in restaurants and other public places here in the heart of Jesusland. It simply astonishes him.
Us ig’nert hillbillies still give the lil’ darlings a swat on the behind iffin they act up. They catch on quick.
Good article.Until parents stop being their kids’ “buddies” and start being their parents,this is going to get worse and worse.
I don’t get it.
Darn kids, get off my lawn! Back in my day, blah blah blah...
It takes about a year or two to get kids to that stage. I punish my kids when they openly misbehave, but under 3 kids are constantly trying to convey something to their parents because speech hasn’t developed sufficiently yet. (I’m not gonna beat my 2 year old senseless to make you comfortable.) They’re getting much better as they get older. Parenting is about patience.
I know I’m doing something right, all of the teachers, even the ones they don’t like say, “They are the most pleasant, easy-going, respectful kids in the class.”
One of the major problems that wasn’t raised it the ‘authority’ given children by our government and the courts. Many parents are fearful that if they do discipline, their children will turn on them. Children today know their ‘rights’ and aren’t sheepish about using them.
Just wondering, does the NotriouslyConservative guy have kids?
I don’t think memories from our own childhood are always accurate. While we may remember fearing our parents, our parents may remember us acting like pistols, just like the “modern” kids he describes.
My 19 year old son just thanked me this morning. He said he appreciated me not being overbearing and trusting him to do the right thing.
It wasn’t always like that. He learned about firm unapproachable boundaries when he was very young, and to this day his father wouldn’t tolerate his showing the least bit of disrespect to me.
Most importantly, he has been taught to fear the ever present Lord. Once that lesson is learned, the parents have half their work done.
this guy is off base. When my kids misbehaved in public like that, i did not hesitate to crack them in the behind if necessary, and I would also scold them in public if their behavior warranted it. Each child only acted out of line in public once or twice. After that they were well behaved, and they all turned out well. The problem is the fact that this guy states that spanking and scolding in public is unacceptable. The authors own words betray him as a closet lib....
I absolutely go batty when I’m in a store and Mommy says something like:
“Time to go Timmy! Let’s go. (all said in a lilting tone). Let’s go! Come on! I’ll count to 3 — 1-2-—— let’s go. We have to leave! Come on — I’m leaving at the count of 3! 1-2-3 -— Let’s go! Timmy -— we have to leave!” etc,etc,etc————
AARRGGGGHHHH!
Kids need/want limits! It is a real pleasure, when in a restaurant, and the kids behave. In any adult situation, and the kids behave, brings compliments from me.
Hey, did I write that??
Ping to one of our conversation topics.
I can’t say I did things perfectly, but they did behave in public. It only took one outburst and they were taken directly home. It only took one time to be taken home in the middle of an activity. I’m not saying they were not hell on wheels at home, but in public they knew if they wanted to continue with the trip or meal they better keep it together. The look on their face as they were rooted from the scene was priceless.
Taking care of my Dad who is in his 90s now is the best way I can thank him for kicking me in the ass when I needed it.
My daughter is in college and still talks about “the look” I would give them if they were getting a bit out of hand. I had no idea “the look” really worked that well. But my daughter did a little babysitting in the church nursery and said one child was wild and always upsetting everyone and she tried “the look” on him and it worked.....