- Apr 28, 2013
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Completely agree.
I used to work in a shop and I saw so many kids who would throw insane tantrums, throwing themselves about the shop floor and their parents would pander to them and say "oh stop that, please stop that" and be all nicey nice. If I threw a tantrum in a shop when I was little my mom would just walk away and ignore me until I stopped (She could always see me, but 5 year old me didn't know that). If someone did that now-a-days they would get side-eyed by everyyyyone and kids think they can get away with tantrums.
I couldn't agree more. But the sad thing is they not only think it, they know it by experience. They are used to getting away with throwing tantrums, talking back, etc. I work with kids from ages 10 to 15 and my job involves discipline among other things. To say that some kids aren't used to be told what to do or what not to do is an understatement.
It seems that some parents are reluctant to be strict with their kids because they're afraid to crush them, humiliate them or that they (kids) won't love them (parents) anymore, when in fact kids try to push boundaries only hoping for a firm (yet fair) reaction from adults, even though they won't admit it. What really bothers me is when parents blatantly cover up for their kid's rule breaking, just so he/she won't be punished at school, but when they're in the principal's office, they complain that the kid's out of control and that they need help... I understand that parents can be insecure about disciplining their children sometimes, but people refusing to set up rules (and then wondering why a kid feels entitled to do whatever they want) annoy me to no end.