do your kids treat you the wat you treated your parents

Australia
June 6, 2007 10:25pm CST
I know when i was a kid , I didnt scream and yell abuse at my parents the way my 4 year old does with me. She is not around yelling and fighting so where does she get it from? Are the kids getting more and more disrespectful?
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browneyedgirl
@browneyedgirl (1264)
• United States
7 Jun 07
A four year old is testing boundaries. She needs to learn that screaming and yelling is not acceptable. I don't think it's necessarily a case of being more disrespectful. As the parent, YOU are the one who makes the rules and sets boundaries in your home. Kids need the discipline and consistency-even if they complain.
natash121
@natash121 (219)
• Australia
7 Jun 07
My daughter certainly knows it is not acceptable as there is always a conseqeuence to her behaviour. Testing boundaries for sure!! Consistency with discipline i agree is a must but does not always work. She screams over everything, to 'pick up yout toys' to brush your teeth.'Rules and boundaries are there but always broken, and always with consequences.
natash121
@natash121 (219)
• Australia
7 Jun 07
oh and i believe i used the wrong word in 'abuse'
lillake
@lillake (1630)
• United States
7 Jun 07
Kids don't just pop up more disrespectful out of no where. Part of it is personality differences, part of it is parenting differences. My kids don't act like I did, but i paretn them very differently than I was parented.
realityhaze
@realityhaze (10)
• United States
7 Jun 07
I agree with you. I will have to add though...who put the idea of abuse in a child that young head? A child will act out and do things that will test you. You have to stay on top of every test of boundary, but someone put that into the child's head. That (in my opinion) is something worth considering
rapolu_cs
@rapolu_cs (1184)
• India
7 Jun 07
HAhahaha,dont worry now-a-days kids are like that and they lack patience than us as we lack than our parents. And i want you to tell that my son is very younger to this and i think iam having time for all such activities to be expierenced,anyways all the best.