Disciplining children..

[Dana]

What has this world come to when you become afraid to discipline your children in public for fear that they'll say you abused them? Back when I was a child I never acted out in a restaurant or public place and if I did I would've been disciplined. When a child cannot sit through dinner and has to run, jump and play in a restaurant and the parents don't do anything... It makes me embarrassed to be related to them. Lets just say when the bill came tonight i was ready to be out the door. Then they continue outside in the parking lot.

 

[Staci]

i have no problem taking care of my children in public. thats what a bathroom is for LOL

 

[jassilem]

If Liam misbehaves I talk to him.. if he keeps it up we leave..

 

[Dana]

The worst thing is the children are all 10 and under. When one child acts out its like an epidemic, everyone thinks its ok.

 

[pjbleek]

you think a kid is going to rat their parents out for abuse?

 

[jassilem]

you think a kid is going to rat their parents out for abuse?

With what they teach in school these days.. I wouldn't be surprised.

 

[Dana]

you think a kid is going to rat their parents out for abuse?

Yup. I hear about it all the time. And if you knew these children. The oldest has always had a discipline issue and the other is 6 and impressionable.

 

[Dana]

All they have to say is "Mommy hit me"

 

[NoDak]

My stepson threatened to turn me in for abuse. I told him I'd personally take him down to the cop shop but, first, he was going to find out what abuse was really like. Ended that right there!

 

[redliner]

I count to 5 if I get to 4 and have to get out of my seat he know I mean business. When we are in public same rules. He goes to his room till he says sorry or gives a hug.

 

[Dana]

they do the counting thing... doesnt work for shit

 

[redliner]

You have to be consistent with it. It took sometime but know it work. I know he is doing something wrong and quiet time is coming his way.

 

[Kyle B]

Someone at my job was talking about one of her relative's kids who tried pulling the "I'll call social services on you mom" bs. The mother took the tv, computer, ipod, cellphone etc. away from her to show her how good she had it. That ended that.

 

[Azazel]

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[Dana]

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[Pumpkin]

I think it's more on lookers that parents are worried about when disciplining their children in public. Which is quite funny because I'd be willing to bet if you'd be the first to make an outraged thread after seeing a parent discipline their child in public

 

[Dana]

I think it's more on lookers that parents are worried about when disciplining their children in public. Which is quite funny because I'd be willing to bet if you'd be the first to make an outraged thread after seeing a parent discipline their child in public

Actually no... You're quite wrong. I fucking hate whe I hear parents yelling at their children when they're acting out in public rather than reprimanding them or just taking them out of the store.

 

[Peter Parka]

It annoys me when you get a kid acting up in public and the parent threatens to give them a smack if they do it again and then just continue to threaten them with a smack when the kid carries on. Of course the're not going to behave themself when they know they are empty threats.

 

[freakofnature]

If there's one thing I've learned in my years it's that raising a kid properly is an art form. It really is. And it's not something I ever want to undertake myself. Kudos to those who do it well. :bowdown:

 

[HK]

My dad never hesitated to discipline us in public or in front of others. You don't want to teach your kids that they can get away with acting up in front of other people because Mummy and Daddy are worried about what their friends think.


And I've seen that first hand with my parents friends, some of whom were embarrassed to do anything about their children with others watching. Their kids would make an even bigger fuss because they could get away with it. Whereas if they know early on that you'll be consistent, they won't try their luck.