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22-03-05, 03:09 PM
I watched this programme open-mouthed. I couldn't believe kids showing such disrespect for their parents. Excuseslike "he has AHDH (or is it ADHD - I can never remember)" were used. Not good enough.
One woman kicked in her son's bedroom door. One man was filmed hitting his wife (this is will shown this week). One boy decides that if his egg isn't cooked to perfection by his mother it is thrown at her with the words "****ing bitch - cook it properly". Yet if his father cooks the egg, it's perfect. Obviously the boy is playing his parents off against each other, but THEY can't see it.
These people need to realise they reap what they sow. Most of them swore at their kids constantly - the F word was used as frequently as we would strups. My view is, if you talk to a child like that, they're going to think it's ok to use the same language back to you. I've always advocated saying please and thank you to my kids, with the result that my kids,when naughty at school, have so much manners that teachers have a problem telling them off! However, having heard my son strups at his PS2, methinks it's time I stopped doing it too!
My husband is very old school. He thinks beating is a good way to chastise a child. Having been beaten myself, I wouldn't say that. I would say it depends on the child. I used to smack my son until I realised it made absolutely no difference to his behaviour, therefore I have to find other methods of chastisement. That said, some kids I've met could do with the kind of upbringing myself and others from my generation had.
This programme was interesting as I personally picked up a few ideas on how to control my child. However, in the case of the people filmed, I think it's a case of closing the stable door after the horse has bolted...
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