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Bullshit 2, Electric Boogaloo

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32299229/ns/health-kids_and_parenting/Parents today give their children more freedom at home but keep them on a tighter leash in public, a new study finds.Someone hasn't been to a Target/WalMart/grocery store lately, have they?
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  • alikatt17alikatt17 member
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    edited December 2011
    Yesterday while driving, I saw a 13 year old boy crossing a busy road on his skateboard, followed by about 20 feet by a tiny little girl (maybe 3?) on a big wheel.  I was so upset that I almost stopped my car to yell at the boy.  I'd hate to see how much freedom they have at home. 
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  • PMeg819PMeg819 member
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    Based on that, I think we need to use 1940's child rearing techniques.
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  • hmonkeyhmonkey member
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    edited December 2011
    this leash looks pretty tight.http://tinyurl.com/kjoynm
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  • mrsconn23mrsconn23 member
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    For instance, in a 1929 article, a writer explained, "By discipline we mean the reasonable regulation and supervision of the fundamental habits of a child throughout all stages of his development and a consistent plan for having him obey simple rules such as regular meal-times, regular bed-times, training in elimination, eating what is placed before him, wearing the clothes that are provided, observing certain proprieties of conduct."Uhm...I must be stuck in 1929 because this is the standards I raise my child to and plan to raise any of my other children to.  That article made me want to throw my computer through a window. 
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  • baconsmombaconsmom member
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    Wait - that woman was charged with something? That kid looks fine. This is a game for Bacon - she routinely has H drag her through the house. And I, too, am stuck in 1929. If I asked my child to do something and she laughed at me, she'd be in a world of hurt.
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  • TheDuckisTheDuckis member
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    Yeah, I don't really think the dragging was arrest worthy. The kid looked pretty relaxed.
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  • mrsconn23mrsconn23 member
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    In a 1996 issue of the magazine, a mother wrote, "If I told my daughter to go outside and shovel the driveway before school, she'd laugh in disbelief."The last time we had a big snow, guess who was outside right along beside me shoveling?  The kiddo.  He was laughing, because he thought it was fun.   If I EVER tell the kiddo to do something, he does it.  If he tries to backtalk, DH and I are on him like white on rice. The magazine has lately recommended defiant children be met with more choices and independence. A 2006 article suggested, "Provide choices. First, let your child know you understand why she’s angry ... then, give her some control by letting her make a decision." <---- this makes me want to stab someone.  If a child is being a isht, he doesn't get a choice but to shape up or ship out.  AHHH!  I need to stop reading that article.
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  • loveshine1loveshine1 member
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    I think there should be 2 rules in place:1) If your child is not behaving in public, the owner/manager of that establishment has the right to make both the child and the parent leave.2) If you're not going to discipline your child, others should have the right to.
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  • baconsmombaconsmom member
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    edited December 2011
    A side-effect of working childcare is that I now discipline children in public without even thinking about it. I'm sure their parents would hate me - if they were anywhere near enough to hear me telling their kids to knock it off.
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