What happened to kids these days?

[Armistead]

Originally Posted by Platapus

I completely agree that kids should not be beaten like I was when I was a kid.

But the other extreme is equally wrong.

A kid should always know that the parent is CHOOSING not to hit the kid, but should never feel that the parent CAN'T hit the kid. There is a world of difference

I think that because of the over reaction of some child "protection" services that some kids are being brought up thinking that the parent can never even spank them.

True, often in stores you would see other kids pitching fits and moms begging and pleading, causing more fits...I would just look at my son and say.." you know what I'd do to you if you acted like that."...

I think today parents feel they need to befriend instead of parent resulting in a very immature generation of kids today. Maybe it's me, but they seem 5-8 years behind emotionally than my generation. Kids today have so much more, including my own. I never saw toys except Christmas or Birthdays. Never any junkfood, we ate 3 meals a day...Heck, I was working almost 40 hours a week when in school and my father made me pay rent. I was out on my own right out of school. Turning 18 for many of us back then was a ticket out the front door.

The job of a parent is to become not needed.

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by Armistead

Turning 18 for many of us back then was a ticket out the front door.

Gone are the days of when the kid turned 18 it was time for them to go forth and earn thy fortune, with an emphasis on the going forth.

I was the same way, I could not wait to get out on my own. This generation, I don't know. For some of them, they see nothing wrong with leeching off the parents until they are 25 or so. Me? I would be humiliated if I had to move back in with my parents after I left. I would have worked two extra part time jobs to prevent that if necessary.

I guess it came down to pride and in some cases pride can be a good thing. I don't see that in some of the kids these days.

I'm never sure of anything. Okay, so what's the law here on hitting kids?

Well onelife, the most important question would be do you have parental rights over those kids?
If you do then you can smack them under the childrens act.
However if your smacking leaves any physical damage you get yourself open to a charge of ABH or if its serious damage you get GBH.

So you Brits can beat your brats as long as there is no noticable bruising, swelling or breaking the skin or anything more serious.

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by Tribesman

So you Brits can beat your brats as long as there is no noticable bruising, swelling or breaking the skin or anything more serious.

Rubber hose and telephone books.

[Krauter]