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<blockquote data-quote="General Melchett" data-source="post: 1182243" data-attributes="member: 74895"><p>I've seen this too. Many parents seem to hand over control to their kids at a very young age. I've seen children dictate to their parents what needs to go in the the weekly food shop and the parents just go along with it. Many kids I know get taxi'd around everywhere and rarely have to walk, cycle or take the bus. Many parents won't hear a bad word against their kids almost to the point where it's bordering on delusion and being in denial. Is it because they think anything perceived to be negative or critical is a reflection on their parenting skills? A previous upstairs neighbour of mine let her kids repeatedly jump off the sofa onto the floor which made my whole flat shake to the point where paint dust/residue from the ceiling kept falling all over the my furniture. I politely explained to the mother what was happening and her response was "children should be allowed to express themselves freely and without restriction" or some boll0x like that. A completely selfish and irrational response to what was a reasonable and politely delivered request. </p><p></p><p>As hard as people try to be good parents and teach their kids discipline, it must be really in hard when they are surrounded by friends who are entitled and spoilt rotten as that just puts pressure on the good parents who try their best. I don't have kids yet but would worry about how they'd turn out in current society as it's hard to imagine things not getting worse.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="General Melchett, post: 1182243, member: 74895"] I've seen this too. Many parents seem to hand over control to their kids at a very young age. I've seen children dictate to their parents what needs to go in the the weekly food shop and the parents just go along with it. Many kids I know get taxi'd around everywhere and rarely have to walk, cycle or take the bus. Many parents won't hear a bad word against their kids almost to the point where it's bordering on delusion and being in denial. Is it because they think anything perceived to be negative or critical is a reflection on their parenting skills? A previous upstairs neighbour of mine let her kids repeatedly jump off the sofa onto the floor which made my whole flat shake to the point where paint dust/residue from the ceiling kept falling all over the my furniture. I politely explained to the mother what was happening and her response was "children should be allowed to express themselves freely and without restriction" or some boll0x like that. A completely selfish and irrational response to what was a reasonable and politely delivered request. As hard as people try to be good parents and teach their kids discipline, it must be really in hard when they are surrounded by friends who are entitled and spoilt rotten as that just puts pressure on the good parents who try their best. I don't have kids yet but would worry about how they'd turn out in current society as it's hard to imagine things not getting worse. [/QUOTE]
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