how different or similar are your kids to you when you were a child.
2007-05-20 03:46:28 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
Every generation asks the same question or makes the same assumption......some kids are different I guess, but there were kids when I was small that would be just as ready willing & able to back chat as some kids today.......I think I brought my kids up pretty much in control......I was dragged up quite honestly by my mother......being taken into care sorted me out though [thankfully] I dread to think what I'd have grown up as being left to my mother....
I think SOME parents are too lenient, not with their smacking, they're quick to administer a whollop........but that's not true disipline in my books.....so many parents think that disipline is all about punishment....I was taught as a child it rarely if ever has anything to do with slapping a child or punishing it....
My kids were brought up far better than I was [until I got removed from my mother that is] & I'm dead proud of them & myself for that.....because of my start in life I was determined my kids would have better. I'm talking morally here, not materially.....
2007-05-20 08:00:14 · answer #1 · answered by Funky 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Im not a parent so this question isnt for me but i think today alot of adults ive met are expecting me to start causing trouble, when I go in a shop or something they look at me in a way that lets me know im being watched but i dont dress "intimidly" im just a teenager and i think people have it in their heads that im going to do something when they dont know me, yeah some kids my age do stupid things and get into serious trouble with the police but people have to be more open minded, of course we are going to be differnt to when older people were younger because our society and our times are different and teach us different things.
2007-05-20 10:18:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
my parents were overly strict, but i didn't understand why when i was younger...now i have kids of my own i can understand why they were strict...they were looking out for me and did this for my best interests...i am more lenient with my kids because my parents (super restricted) me, but my sons don't get away with much...mind you..they are grown men now an one of them has a child of his own...i think back then in MY DAY parents were more stricter than today's parents...my kids have respect for everyone, i taught them to be kind and not hurt others...they are pretty good kids to be honest and i am proud of the way they turned out....all 3 are successful and will go places in their lives...(pats my own back)
2007-05-20 04:02:53 · answer #3 · answered by Dazzlebox 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
when i was young my parents used to drum into me the rights and wrongs as best as they could.the same as what i do with my son now or at least as near as.when he was younger he d idnt really take much notice untill now when he has grown up alot more.we are/were both alike never spent all night on the streets wouldnt back chat their elders,the only difference was i knuckled down at school and he never which he regrets now.generations are different now they want to enjoy their youth where as alot of us didnt.i think it also depends on how parents bring their kids up now days if they let them get away with things that they couldnt when they was younger then they are going to be different.alot of the time its down to who they hang around with,not always the parents....to sum it up we are alike in alot of ways
2007-05-20 08:44:44 · answer #4 · answered by only me 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My daughter is a lot more confident than I was,but not in a bad way. she doesn't seem to work at school as much as I did,and is far more laid back. When she gets new clothes and shoes she wears them straight away, wheras I kept anything new for best. We also discuss things more, and she is not afraid to have her own opinion, which is good.
2007-05-20 09:29:21 · answer #5 · answered by caroline 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I played outside all day long in the summer because my mother didn't want us inside bothering her and there was no air conditioning. I spent my days riding my bike, playing Barbies and swimming with the neighborhood kids. My daughters spent more time in doors because both their father and I worked during the summer and I didn't feel comfortable with them outside. Sometimes they had babysitters, which I never did. However my daughters grew up just fine and are now on their own, grad students, one owns her own house, and they are very close with me.
2007-05-20 04:20:17 · answer #6 · answered by tjnstlouismo 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Honestly kids these days have less respect. My kids dont care one bit to back talk and I would have never even thought about back talking my parents. I had total respect for my parents. Of course we use to get some behind bustings too though :) More than kids get these days.
In fact we had so much respect for my dad if we where sitting in his recliner and he walked in we hopped right out of his chair so he could sit down. We just knew that was dads chair ;)
2007-05-20 03:51:26 · answer #7 · answered by rhonda_wahm 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Kids today answer back to adults whereas when i was a kid, i didn't dare. I grew up in a time when we didn't have such things as mobile phones, computers, dvd's etc etc but i was still happy. I was able to entertain myself and didn't need a whole load of electrical gadgets to make me happy.
2007-05-20 05:32:26 · answer #8 · answered by chelsea19622000 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
My kids are definatley different, they seem to get everything they want and more. Although i do feel sorry for them coz we all went out as kids anywhere un supervised and enjoyed our freedom and they just arnt safe to do that anymore....
2007-05-20 04:20:12 · answer #9 · answered by suzie 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am not a parent but am a teacher of kids
and boy are they different
they are more aware of everything and seem to have lost their innocence
they are more aggressive and eager to fight and answer back
everything has to be explained and is an issue to them
they are obsessed with technology and labels and shopping and it seems they want to grow up much too quickly
2007-05-20 03:51:45 · answer #10 · answered by ~*tigger*~ ** 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋