The 4-5 year olds are running the show my God it looks like a terrorist negotiation going on and the kid is allowed to win and always gets what they wanted in the first place or the parents make all of the concessions not the kids. One pile of food the good stuff “real food” must be rewarded with disguised junk foods to get them to comply (the kids control it). No hands on today just talk, talk, talk until the parent is wore down, the kids have all day. LOL In my day you ate what was made or went without on a good day.

Ipads at the table during meals if you did dare not take them away it would be war then, just a electronic babysitter nothing more. Today’s kids know so much but don’t go outside or are afraid to do so. The parents are proud of what the iPads have taught the kids yet the parents are raising kids with few guidelines to deal with life when the time comes. The parents will give the kids what ever they demand but will the rest of the world be as accommodating to them later in life?

Look, another “Back in my day” thread. Very original.

You don’t like my posts don’t open them all you do is run your mouth on here you must have a crappy life oh well.

That crap dont fly in my house. Corperal punishment still works. Thats why my kid is loved everywhere he goes. Manners and straight A"s in school. Doesnt use tablet only at school. Future Doctor or engineer here! Plus he has chores and loves to help. Today he helped replace pressure switch on well and after dinner he will help replace belt on tractor. Loves work.

How will this up coming generation be able to handle life’s problems when they arise is my concern with lacking such skills that were never taught to them?

Kids yearn for discipline. My wife use to have a daycare. She had activities for the kids to do and made them mind. No TV on. Many of the kids she watched, give her a big hug when they see her. Many are in the 20’s.

Worked with kids for years they had no respect for the “easy” staff but respected the fair but firm ones. You want to know about a kids life just sit and really listen not much they won’t tell you.

I watched my friends 4 year old walk up and punch my friend in the sack, the kid then ran to his momma and no discipline was handed out at all other than a quick talk about how "you gotta quit doing that".

Spare the rod and spoil the child...
Who said that ???

It comes from this verse
“He who spares his rod hates his son, But he who loves him disciplines him promptly.”
Proverbs 13:24 NKJV
It was never actually in the Bible but rather something started in the 1600s

I still wouldn’t be able to sit

Nothing harder then to listen to the a parent begging a child to do what needs to be done anyway after the fifth pretty please I’m about to lose it time to walk away. LOL

These younguns here know two levels of correction. Daddy Mac will ask you to take a minute and think about it and blister that arse. Your choice.

Drop kick that little crap head 1/2 way across the county! Followed by the parents.

We have a 36 year old daughter with a 16 and 14 year old. Very good kids. Respectful, excellent manners, good students. She has a boyfriend with a 9 and 6 year old. The boy, 9, loves to fish and when he does doesn't care who is in his way. Doesn't pay attention when casting. Snagged his little sister in the head bad enough she had to go to the ER. They told him he had to take a break from fishing till he could control himself. He looked at his sister and said "You (This word is unacceptable on Trapperman) I'm going to hook you again". My 31 year old son said, "Man if I ever said that to my sister I never would have seen your hand coming if I ever said something like that."

I agree with this so much and its so sad/infuriating