Listen now | Could the wisdom of our grandparents hold the key to better-behaved children and healthier young minds? Join me on a journey back to the 1950s to uncover the secrets of a generation of obedient, tantrum-free kids. Through a compelling narrative, I juxtapose the serene child-rearing landscape of my youth with the emotionally tumultuous terrain of today's parenting.
My parents raised seven children in a home that was not at all chaotic and we all became productive adults because Mom and Dad did not believe the inmates were equipped to run the asylum. They were in charge, they made the rules and we obeyed “because they said so.” They never threatened consequences without being completely confident that they would follow through - and we knew it.
Two of my sibs bought into the “self-esteem” craze and did the complete opposite of what Mom and Dad would have done in every situation with their children. Their kids were intolerable brats - except with Grandma & Grandpa who absolutely would not put up with that behavior. Those grandchildren grew up to be angry, unhappy, depressed adults who have never achieved up to their potential because their Moms and Dads spoiled them and led them to believe they should just be given things because they want them and they never had to work hard for anything. They are severely disappointed that the real world does not treat them as well as their parents did.
You reap what you sow and I feel very sorry for the spoiled entitled children of the last 40+ years.
My parents raised seven children in a home that was not at all chaotic and we all became productive adults because Mom and Dad did not believe the inmates were equipped to run the asylum. They were in charge, they made the rules and we obeyed “because they said so.” They never threatened consequences without being completely confident that they would follow through - and we knew it.
Two of my sibs bought into the “self-esteem” craze and did the complete opposite of what Mom and Dad would have done in every situation with their children. Their kids were intolerable brats - except with Grandma & Grandpa who absolutely would not put up with that behavior. Those grandchildren grew up to be angry, unhappy, depressed adults who have never achieved up to their potential because their Moms and Dads spoiled them and led them to believe they should just be given things because they want them and they never had to work hard for anything. They are severely disappointed that the real world does not treat them as well as their parents did.
You reap what you sow and I feel very sorry for the spoiled entitled children of the last 40+ years.