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happy_doughnut · Jun 18th, 2004, 12:16 AM

Children. How you love them. How they annoy me. -__-;

I think we've all seen, more than once, that child and mother at the mall, supermarket, street, park or what have you that is kicking, squirming and yelling at the top of their lungs, with the mother nearby screaming at him/her to stop, but to no avail.

Good riddance.

What are your takes on how to discipline a child? Are you one to think that a well earned spanking is necessary now and then, or do you believe a good punishment will do the job?

Furthermore, what are your thoughts on children nowadays? Are the new ways of disclipline better or are they worse? If you spank a child, is it child abuse? If you don't, does it mean that you don't care?

Personally, children that don't listen to the parent irritate me so. In fact, there are few things I can think of that annoy me more. I think that nowadays, children are being raised with too much liberalness, and this I truly believe to be a terrible thing. It's true that I don't have a child of my own (and don't intend to!), but I do have two little nieces that practically live at my house. One of them in particular makes me so mad! She's the type of child that listens to no one. If one tells her do something, she won't. If one tells her to stop, she won't and will inclusively begin to cry.

Now, I don't blame this on her, but on the parenting she is receiving. Being only 5 and already so rebelious, the future thoughts of her are frightening. Her mother won't discipline her and neither will her father. Instead, they run to her and comfort her and blame everything on other people, claiming they made her "mad." Mad?! Mad?! Oh, god. *shakes head*

I strongly believe that a child needs to be taught how to behave from the very beginning, because if you wait, then it may very well be too late; just try handling a rebelious teenager. Some say that this all has to do with the times, and I must say I disagree: A good disciplinary parent will be a good one regardless of the time, and a bad overly tolerant parent will be a bad one regardless of the time, too.

I don't know - I just can't stand seeing so much disrespect towards parental figures; I remember I wasn't raised like this, and by all means I'm not all that old.

Children seem to be headed in a bad direction with the seemingly poor parenting skills of today, and this really is a big shame.

Jun 18th, 2004, 12:16 AM	#1
happy_doughnut just a rolling stone Joined: Apr 2002 Location: of what? Posts: 1,561	Sit down and be quiet? Children. How you love them. How they annoy me. -__-; I think we've all seen, more than once, that child and mother at the mall, supermarket, street, park or what have you that is kicking, squirming and yelling at the top of their lungs, with the mother nearby screaming at him/her to stop, but to no avail. Good riddance. What are your takes on how to discipline a child? Are you one to think that a well earned spanking is necessary now and then, or do you believe a good punishment will do the job? Furthermore, what are your thoughts on children nowadays? Are the new ways of disclipline better or are they worse? If you spank a child, is it child abuse? If you don't, does it mean that you don't care? Personally, children that don't listen to the parent irritate me so. In fact, there are few things I can think of that annoy me more. I think that nowadays, children are being raised with too much liberalness, and this I truly believe to be a terrible thing. It's true that I don't have a child of my own (and don't intend to!), but I do have two little nieces that practically live at my house. One of them in particular makes me so mad! She's the type of child that listens to no one. If one tells her do something, she won't. If one tells her to stop, she won't and will inclusively begin to cry. Now, I don't blame this on her, but on the parenting she is receiving. Being only 5 and already so rebelious, the future thoughts of her are frightening. Her mother won't discipline her and neither will her father. Instead, they run to her and comfort her and blame everything on other people, claiming they made her "mad." Mad?! Mad?! Oh, god. shakes head I strongly believe that a child needs to be taught how to behave from the very beginning, because if you wait, then it may very well be too late; just try handling a rebelious teenager. Some say that this all has to do with the times, and I must say I disagree: A good disciplinary parent will be a good one regardless of the time, and a bad overly tolerant parent will be a bad one regardless of the time, too. I don't know - I just can't stand seeing so much disrespect towards parental figures; I remember I wasn't raised like this, and by all means I'm not all that old. Children seem to be headed in a bad direction with the seemingly poor parenting skills of today, and this really is a big shame.