Quote From: mogirl227Too many kids today have zero discipline. ZERO. The parents are clueless. Case in point: Restaurants. Screaming kids, kids not sitting still, running around, and the parents sit there like it's perfectly normal. This is NOT normal. If you can't teach your kids to BEHAVE in public places, then leave them home with a sitter or the other parent or grandparent. Grocery stores too. I don't get places like Costco or other warehouse store where the entire family has to go every week. LEAVE THE KIDS HOME with dad/mom/grandma. The store isn't the place to feed your kids, (i.e. hog every sample they hand out) .
And what is it with kids calling other adults by their first names? Where is the respect? When we were kids we addressed adults as Mr. or Mrs. not 'Mary' or 'Joe'. When we visited relatives or friends, we behaved.
I agree somewhat but not totally. If my kid doesn't know someone well then he/she should address the person formally. But I don't want him or her to address family friends with formality.
Everything we talk about on this thread goes back to the same answer...some parents are lazy.
You have to consider that the way to teach a child how to act in a restaurant, airplane, store, church, etc. is to TAKE THEM! But of course - parent while you're there!
My kids go to funerals, weddings, wherever we go. I have taken my child to work with me (quick, mindless task). They know how to act. I am not saying they are perfectly quite when need be but they do mind because I DO parent.
