Small children now a days are more rude, nasty,ill mannered.modern?

yess!! I have noticed that just like the world..kids are goin to hell in a hand basket as well...and its soo sad!!The language i hear,,the rudness,,no manners,,,bossing there parents around and them taking it!!what is going on?? do we have to be soo afraid what we say and do to our kids for disapline for dear the State..or gov will do to us..that we are letting this happen??wel not me!! i dont give a living hoopla...if my son ever does this..he will get punished..and..i think kids being soo spoiled now adays has alot to do with it too...and parents having to work all the time..i tell ya.. im glad i get to stay at home..it just makes me sick..when its happeneing and parents dont do crap..TISK TISK!!

well as a matter of fact yes...they don't know how tor espect elders....and its all coz of western influence

I have children that can be rude at times and dont have the best of manners all the time. I dont think its right in saying its the parents fault because we cant discipline our children like our parents could us. The drill it in their heads in school that if your parents smacks you they can call the police. People go way overboard with what they call abuse. I spank my children even though most people think its aweful to do. I make my children say please and thank you and sometimes they even do it without being told. Most children do act up more at someone elses home as apposed to their own home though.

i think they are ok when alone...but if there's a few friends there, they can tend to get out of control!! i was in a shopping complex and it's so irritating when those children come running everywhere and shouting so loudly....it's so annoying!

Reminds you of the old saying: "In MY day..." Well yes, in my day (which really was only a very short time ago!) kids were better behaved. I see more small children acting up and speaking back to their parents. OMG if I had ever spoken to my parents like that I would have had my backside smacked so hard I wouldn't have been able to sit down for a week!

As someone else said, a lot of it depends on the parents, and what they'll let their kids get away with. It seems to me that there's a lot of parents nowadays that to a certain point can't be bothered telling their children off - it's easier to tune the noise, disturbance etc out, than taking the time to explain why doing whatever it is the child is doing is wrong. I have three kids and while at times they can be absolute shockers here at home - I'm constantly having neighbours etc tell me how nice, well mannered/behaved they are, because my kids take the time to say hello or offer help if they need it. Yes mine are probably a little older than what you're actually implying in this topic, but still, right from a young age they've been taught what's right and wrong, and aside from what can be considered normal childhood behaviour they've always been pretty good kids.

Yeah I feel the same and I think todays chidren are more advance and more clever then we use to be....................

ya i think there behaviour is rudely. . they r very clever and that y rude also