We taught our kids how to behave in public at a young age and made sure they had SOMETHING to do while waiting. The consequences of acting up were not going out any more. And they liked going out.
It kept them peaceful and well behaved.
“We taught our kids how to behave in public at a young age and made sure they had SOMETHING to do while waiting. The consequences of acting up were not going out any more. And they liked going out.
It kept them peaceful and well behaved.”
That is what all parents did in the old days. If you acted up out in public they took your ass home until you could act right. Then you knew not to do that again.
These parents just sit there and ignore their kids bad behavior and are off in another world. It’s like they found out too late they didn’t want to be parents or something and now want out of it.
“The consequences of acting up were not going out any more.”
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As a child, my consequences were a little more, ahem, ...direct.
Years later my wife and I took our two grandsons, about ages 4 and 6, to a local restaurant. We were seated near an older couple, each of whom gave us looks as if to say "Oh great, there goes our quiet evening". The boys were well-behaved, and when we left the man thanked us for teaching them such good manners.
Yes, what you said.
Also, to me, the most important rule of child-rearing is to always be 100% clear with them as to your expectations. They tend to behave in a manner that is generally consistent with well communicated and enforced expectations. Plus they are happier and more confident, because they know what to do.