I see young parents raising their children and it is so much different than I raised my children. I don't think I was smarter or that young parents today are less intelligent but there is a huge difference in the behavior of these children. I see young mothers of three and four year olds loaded down like mules with carriages and back packs.
The children are whiny and the mothers doing everything to placate them. Digging in back packs for fruit, and no that is not what the child wants, digging around again for cookies or any number of things they have stashed in that backpack. The mothers are harassed to distraction running after children who are climbing on top of everything or crawling under.
I feel sorry for the mothers, and the children who have no discipline. They have no inkling of how they should behave. The mother is always jumping at the child's demands. These children are privileged. They go to dance, gym, and preschool. Anything money can buy they have it.
They are taught from day one to expect everyone to cater to and admire them. What kind of adults will they be? And how did it come to such a pass that parents do no teach their children the basic principles of good behavior? It is hard for me to believe what I see in front of my own eyes.
When I was raising my children I carried a diaper bag until they were near two years old, after that I had no need to carry anything, when I took them out unless we were going to be out for the day. Then I carried a small bag in the car with a wet wash cloth and a change of clothes for the child. Maybe a snack if there was no food about. I never had need of anything else. The child behaved and was not whiny or troublesome. They had been taught what was expected of them. They knew how to behave and enjoyed an outing.
The children I see today seem to enjoy nothing. They are always demanding attention and showing bad behavior.The parents can not enjoy catering to the children and I cannot understand why they make so much trouble for them selves. Disciplining children is not that hard and makes life so much more enjoyable for the parents and the child.
That is the message I would like to leave with you. Teach your child good behavior and what is expected of him. It will make a happy child, happy parents and hopefully a good citizen.
