Why are parents to afraid to disipline their children?

Question

You see this kids out in public and you just want to scream at their parents because the children are crazy and the parents dont care. At least they should be taught how to behave in public, am i right?

Answer 1

They want to be their friends not their parents. It drives me crazy too!! :)

Answer 2

Any more allot of it is the system. It almost seems that thay are just waiting for a reason to get into peoples business. And then theres the deal with the fact that some kids that will for almost any reason call the system and say that something is wrong without knowing the facts or to get there way or start something. The Bible says spare the rod and spoil the child. Children need correcting. Otherwise thay just run wild, do as thay please and either don't care or understand why people act the way thay do toward them or simply don't care because thy were not taught properly about love .understanding.peace and getting along with others.

Answer 3

I feel you, I can't believe parents these day either, and people wonder why there are so many kids now days that are so disrespectful, angry and lazy. Please believe I bring the old school parenting back in my house. I don't believe it's abuse, unless people do it just because, or doing it over stupid things like accidently spilling juice on the floor, ya that would be abusive. Now if my child(ren) intentionally destroy something after I specifically tell them not to even touch it, ya they gonna get whooped. I also at least give them a chance, I count to 3 and if they don't come correct by then, they get whooped. They know that and I rarely get to 3 anymore. They know I don't pIay. I had the cops called on me for smacking my son's hand in public, and I did it because he tried to take a drink out of my hand while I was drinking it. It's not like I hauled off and punched him or hit him repeatedly, just one quick slap to the hand to let him know you don't take things away from people especially when they are using it, so he deserved it, and that's what I told the cop. I don't change my style of discipline when I leave my home. Ya I get looks, but I guarantee my kids will not (and do not) talk to me disrespectfully, or get out of control. They are still young and throw their fits but nothing like some of these kids now days. I mean if you think about it, how many kids shot up schools and called their parents (or any adult for that matter)every name but their own back in the day? I mean just today I heard about this gas station attendant that had a high schooler tell her "don't f*ck with me, b*tch." So what is so bad about old school discipline? If the old discipline is now abuse, and because of that fewer parents use the old school methods, then why are children more defiant, and disrespectful now days? Parents need to step up and be parents.

Answer 4

Behavior starts in the privacy of the home. If you don't have it there, you are not going to get it in public. Some parents are afraid to set ground rules, for those kids old enough to understand. I saw what look to be a 10 year old throw herself on the floor at Sears and have a temper tantrum. Younger children need to learn that there is a corner to a stair anywhere you go for a time out.

I posted a similar question earlier in the week. One parent told me that it was her way of letting her kids get worn down so they would nap at home and the rest of us should put up with it.

Answer 5

Yes they should be taught not to act like little demons while out in public. I want to correct children that I dont know. I cant stand it! Why can't people keep their kids under more control? Yes I am a mom! I know its hard, but my kids will learn and know how to behave! THAT IS A GOAL FOR US!

Parents can't punish like before. Hitting is abuse now and child care services get involved and phone calls. Its a mess! Plus kids can tell school and they have to call cops now, even if its false.

The world is a mess!!!!!!

Answer 6

society is the reason some parents are afraid to discipline their children. children are told by people in society that if your parents hit you, call the police. another problem is that children are raising themselves we have parents being their childrens friends instead of being their parent. some parents don't know how to act in public their own self so how can they teach someone else. so yes you are right. these kids now days need a royal a** beating. they are so disrespectful and think that they run thangs. the parents need to tighten them up before someone out in the street does, and if that happens they might not live to tell about it. parents today are in a lose lose situation. if you beat their butt you go to jail, if you don't beat their butt someone out in the streets will kill them. man it's bad out here.

Answer 7

If a parent doesn't discipline their children, they will become stupid spoiled whores (like Paris Hilton, Nichole Richie, Pamela Anderson, etc.) However, if all the parents do is discipline, then they run the risk of removing their children's childhood permanetly. Acting like a kid in public, technically speaking, is a good thing because that is part of growing up. We've all been there, done that...

SUMMARY: Too Little Discipline = STUPID SPOILED WHORE
Too Much Discipline = FUTURE COMMUNIST
...you do the math...

Answer 8

Well partly yes. You see as parents we are afraid to do anything n public because everything is considered child abuse. Hell tickling your child is considered child abuse now because "parents are taking it to far". What is being taken to far is the limits with what a parent can do.

I can tell you my dad threatened the belt one time and we straightened up. My son laughs at me when I say the belt because he knows that I won't hit him because I'm afraid of leaving marks. But hey when mine act out in public they aren't allowed to go to the stores with me anymore. Or I just leave and go back without them.

Really though I wish that you could still discipline children like I was. At least I was afraid of my parents and what they could do to me. Instead I have a laughing 7 yr old.

Answer 9

The US has become overly PC regarding children and abuse. It has reached absurd proportions. Parents are afraid that they'll damage the child's ego if they punish them. Thn there are all the looney tunes who think any form of discipline is a bad thing.

Has anybody besides me noticed that as discipline has declined so has society in general? Crimes are worse and criminals are younger now than ever before. I hate to say it but its back to the liberal mentality.

Answer 10

Because in your country, the rules there are very strict regarding child abuse. That's why parents tend not to discipline their kids. In my country, the Philippines, and also other Asian countries, we still believe in corporal punishment but to to the point of severely hurting the kid. According to confucius, Spare the rod and spoil the child". But poeople have varying opinions on this. Your law should clearly define the line between discipline and abuse so that you can ac appropriately.

Answer 11

the idea of no longer hitting your newborn is a very new concept. New meaning this is really been those days overdue twentieth century to early twenty first century and really some present day psychologists propose that particularly circumstances this is okay to ligtly spank your newborn. no longer utilizing belts or different components, except your fingers. And in case you check out different circumstances, corporal punishment appears to be like customary in the criminal equipment or in some social circumstances the position in case you sense someone has disrespected you, you ought to conquer someone up. it truly is how some human beings imagine. So fairly we gained't ask father and mom to reconsider discipline innovations which incorporates this till we replace our concepts on a thanks to punish particular criminals, or a thanks to take care of particular social circumstances.