Parenting styles

Today's parents tend to try to reason with their children instead of saying because I said so. I find that type parenting troubling.

3 year olds should not be in charge.

Yea, it's troublesome.

They seem to just not want to deal with the root issue. Doesn't help kids these days have a screen in their face from the moment they can interact with them.

Oh, this one irks me!

People are scared to punish their children from fear of being labeled as a beater or bad parent. Dude I was flogged with the cord of a kettle FFS!

We were taught, children are to be seen and not heard. you are not the boss of the family until you earn the respect to be so.

I raised my boys in the same way, I was such a cow when they were little I had so many rules and if they needed a smack, they got one. I used to get teased about it constantly from my friends and peers that I was too hard on them (these were parents that never punished their children)

The difference today, i have raised two well adjust, self-sufficient, charming and courteous Men who have respect for their elders.
The others, their children are now men and women who have been in several situations of trouble and unexpected issues arising from lack of discipline and care of where they are or what they are doing.

It's easy to shove your child in front of a computer, TV or give them your phone and allow them to throw a tantrum when you take it away, its ok to take a little more time to actually raise children I mean after all the responsibilities of parents is to literally Mould a new person from scratch in the image and ideals that you have.

I believe In doing what works for you. parents should adopt styles that would give them the kind of outcome they want to see with their children

AUFred said:

3 year olds should not be in charge.

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I totally get it. I am a parent myself and I always try to make my kid understand that I make rules and he has to follow them. I do not let him decide, I do hear what he has to say but I don't do something just because that was his choice. I do it because I think that would be in his best interest.

Children need guidance.

I know that for my kids under 13 years old, I would be the ultimate decision taker for them. I might start reasoning some decisions with them from 13 years old. I would only allow them full autonomy with guidance from 18 years old. Call me tiger parents if you wish to.

I think I would be the liberal parent that would prefer to build a relationship with the child than try to impose things on them. When we have a mutually respectful relationship between I, the dad and my child, it would be easier to make him or her see reasons why or why not to do a thing.

I'm not a parent, but I believe parenting styles greatly shape a child's development. Approaches like authoritative parenting, which balances discipline and warmth, seem effective in promoting confidence, responsibility, and emotional intelligence in children.