Reply #84: These are really scary times [View All]

[proud2BlibKansan]

to be raising kids. Your mother in law sounds like a bitch. She should be sharing her wisdom instead of criticizing your methods.

My kids are only in their 20s but I see a lot of changes in how kids are dealt with since mine were born. Sometimes I am glad they are pretty much grown, but I do get to deal with kids every day at work, so I can't yet put all this child psychology behind me.

One thing I have noticed is parents seem to be less smart about dealing with kids. I tell parents more and more all the time that they are bigger and smarter and older than their kids for a good reason. I see more kids manipulating their parents and outsmarting them every day. It is scary. One thing teachers say to kids is 'that might work at home (or on Mom) but it won't work here'. We say this more and more all the time. I see a huge need for parenting classes at every level of society. Sounds like a good project for a faith based charity, eh?