Family & Relationships Spoilt Little Sh*ts

[Hard Ball Get]

Parents used to earn respect. Nowadays they just expect it regardless.

Absolutely.

The problem isn't the kids. It is the parenting.

 

[Jesse Custer]

Parents used to earn respect. Nowadays they just expect it regardless.

Absolutely.

The problem isn't the kids. It is the parenting.

Agree its the parents fault. But parents don't have to earn anything. They're providing them with everything. Its the kids that have to show it in order to receive it.

 

[Hard Ball Get]

Agree its the parents fault. But parents don't have to earn anything. They're providing them with everything. Its the kids that have to show it in order to receive it.

Kids need to learn respect from somewhere... Unfortunately parents are not modelling and emphasising respect. As adults we are used to getting what we want when we want it. It is a fast paced world now. This need has pretty much been transferred to the kids.

As a result, kids are used to getting what they want when they want it. Parents don't often say no. On top of this parents are not modelling the correct behaviors, thus instilling similar traits in their children.

 

[Jesse Custer]

Kids need to learn respect from somewhere... Unfortunately parents are not modelling and emphasising respect. As adults we are used to getting what we want when we want it. It is a fast paced world now. This need has pretty much been transferred to the kids.

As a result, kids are used to getting what they want when they want it. Parents don't often say no. On top of this parents are not modelling the correct behaviors, thus instilling similar traits in their children.

Agree, gee im way out of touch.

 

[bresker]

"Times are bad. Children no longer obey their parents, and everyone is writing a book."
— Marcus Tullius Cicero, circa 45BC, Rome.

 

[Tairy Greene]

My mum came from a family of nine and my dad from a family of four.

The idea of giving my cousins presents amuses me. I can't even remember half their names or what they look like.

COD is a present for close family members at best, not 12 year old cousins. Give him something from the $2 section. A torch or something.

A bukkake party for a 12 year old sounds pretty cool though. He'll probably log on to bigfooty general discussion to describe it in a few years and we'll be all 'Yeah, we heard already, actually we suggested it.'

Yep, the only time I've given a present to a cousin is for an 18th or 21st, and I usually just chip in on said present. They'd be lucky to even get a card otherwise.

 

[WCErevival]

 

[bresker]

On a different tack:

My 10 year old daughter is messy and lazy, I admit it.

She doesn't get pocket money but we're thinking of using it as a bribery tool.

What's the going rate for pocket money these days? Say for cleaning up her room and that.

 

[Coledinho]

20 bucks

 

[carn tigez]

At that age, $5 would be plenty

 

[smiddaz123]

On a different tack:

My 10 year old daughter is messy and lazy, I admit it.

She doesn't get pocket money but we're thinking of using it as a bribery tool.

What's the going rate for pocket money these days? Say for cleaning up her room and that.

At 10? A few dollars.

 

[vealesy]

Whatever you pay her, give her a money tin and teach her the value of saving it.

 

[SweetLeftFoot]

Get him what every 12 year old wants....

The truth about Iraq?

 

[Power King]

How often do you expect her to clean her room and do other chores? I'd say for her age, about $5-10 for being 'good' in this regard for the week should suffice. Don't even bother giving her money if you aren't gonna teach her about a money box.

 

[jonoman89]

10 yeards old? Give her $10 a week.

 

[woopedazz]

I got $20 a term at school.

 

[dales.girl38]

I used to get $1 for each year of school I had done. ie. 50c per week in prep, $1 per week in grade 1, $2 per week in grade 2 etc. etc. until around year 10 when I got a job.

Mum still bought me stuff every so often, as let's face it, $1 a week isn't going to get you much, but it was good to not receive too much physical pocket money. Teaches you better money managing skills, I'm great at saving now.