These Parents Are Perfect Examples

Of how NOT to raise your child. Bribing them for good behavior?? Even they admit that their parents would be appalled at them bribing their children for being good. What did they get for their bribes?

Whipple has noticed a downside though — what she calls a “sense of entitlement.”

“Often times, it leads to good behavior with a question attached: ‘What are you going to give me?”’ she says.

EXACTLY! Kids these days have no idea on how to earn their way through life. They, as a general rule, expect things to just "happen". These parents are setting their children up for failure. A supervisor at their first job or their first job out of college isn't going to put up with that kind of crap. I certainly wouldn't.

She doesn’t want it to become an expectation. But she also concedes that having two kids has made it more difficult to stick to the ideal, especially in public settings.

“There are times when you have a second child, and you’ve got to change a diaper. And you find yourself telling your (older) child that ‘I will do anything you want if you will just stand here and behave,”’ says Powell, who’s 34.

Exactly again. These kids will know that they have you by the neck and can do or say what they want and know that they will get their way if they throw a tantrum. What happened to "be good, or I'll paddle your ass?" People these days get angry at parents that cave to their children, but then will call Child Services when a parent disciplines their child in public. You can't have it both ways here people. Either you raise productive members of society and deal with how they are raised, or you have whiny "gimme gimme" entitlement kids and live in fantasyland when it comes to raising children.

My aunt is the queen of disciplining children. Well I should say she WAS the queen. She let's her grand children get away with things she would have beaten her son and I for. I can't say I blame her though, my cousin and I used to play with fire, staple guns, power tools, hot wheel race tracks, her blankets were used for building forts, and much much more.

She had this uncanny ability to beat you with whatever was within reach really well. We were slapped around with wooden spoons, hot wheels race car tracks, an open hand, whatever was handy. No where were other parents telling her she shouldn't be doing that. No where were other parents feeling sorry for my cousin and I after we did something wrong. It was just the way things were. We don't even mess with her now, even though we are both a foot taller and a good 100lbs heavier then her. She now has this move where she'll punch you in the upper part of your chest where your collar bones meet in the middle of your chest. No matter how big you get, that spot is always open and she exploits it for her lack of size. Back in my day, uphill both ways, in the snow! Good God I'm getting old. :)

Travis
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