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Originally Posted by graciegirl
I believe that how people raise their children from the time both you and I were born has changed and since mothers are separated from children now, I think they don't want to make waves in the more limited times they share. So they try NOT to show annoyance at bad behavior and THAT does harm to the child. They don't want to ruin the times they have with their child and treat them more like they are grandchildren rather than children. AND...instead of correcting the small stuff, which sometimes ends up being the big stuff, they overlook it. After all how important are manners? what does that mean teacher know about this dear child? I can see why he would sneak a drink, no big deal....do you see what I'm saying?
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I have experienced that with my own eyes and ears over the years that we raised our son. We were fortunate to finally find a circle of friends and a school filled with like-minded parents and teachers to surround ourselves with so that we would not be influenced by that thinking and so our son would not have to wonder why he was being reprimanded for things that other kids often got away with. We were at the cusp of that parenting trend and weren't liking what we saw. Permissiveness has gotten much worse since then in some circles. I applaud the parents today who don't fall into that trap just to be part of the crowd so to speak.