This is definately a subject that irks me. I see parents allowing their kids do the most amazing things. It's not that the kids are doing it - kids will be kids and test their environment - it's that the parents don't react/discipline/teach the kids.
We have 3 kids, 2 of which are very active boys. They test us, but they know that when we say STOP, that they better listen or else. We have proven to them that we will do the "or else". I've pulled them out of public places and taken them home. They also know that direct defiance means their rear-end pays the price. We're not mean, just we feel that if they don't learn self-control then they need to know there is a consequence. Learning that lesson now through loving parents is a LOT easier than learning it later. Our prayer is that by the time they are teen-agers and young adults they won't act like the kids that were destroying the Haunted Mansion. It's my opinion that these teens are looking for someone to love them enough to teach them what is right and wrong.
It's the same parents that won't teach their kids, that will be the first to sue. I think companies should be able to counter-sue the parents for the kids wrecking their infrastructure. I bet if parents knew they would be liable for their kids behaviour, then we'd see a BIG improvement in children's actions.
Sorry for the rant - I needed to get that off my chest.
Thanks
We have 3 kids, 2 of which are very active boys. They test us, but they know that when we say STOP, that they better listen or else. We have proven to them that we will do the "or else". I've pulled them out of public places and taken them home. They also know that direct defiance means their rear-end pays the price. We're not mean, just we feel that if they don't learn self-control then they need to know there is a consequence. Learning that lesson now through loving parents is a LOT easier than learning it later. Our prayer is that by the time they are teen-agers and young adults they won't act like the kids that were destroying the Haunted Mansion. It's my opinion that these teens are looking for someone to love them enough to teach them what is right and wrong.
It's the same parents that won't teach their kids, that will be the first to sue. I think companies should be able to counter-sue the parents for the kids wrecking their infrastructure. I bet if parents knew they would be liable for their kids behaviour, then we'd see a BIG improvement in children's actions.
Sorry for the rant - I needed to get that off my chest.
Thanks
