Some good parenting

[Ken The Kanuck]

Kudos to the Mom.

KTK

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/harrow-mom-walk-school-sign-bus-1.4568266

[milboltnut]

Hooorah !!

[Vern Humphrey]

There's two kids who will grow up to be fine citizens, thanks to their Mom.

[kickshot7]

This is how we were brought up...actions breed consequence.

[blackhawknj]

"Shaming doesn't work." ? That person probably has nothing to be ashamed of. And I suppose in their world locking up violent offenders, fines don't work either.

[kickshot7]

its better than taking their cellphone or video came. Kids new to know life is hard. and every other kid is their competitor.

[JB White]

"Shaming doesn't work." ? That person probably has nothing to be ashamed of. And I suppose in their world locking up violent offenders, fines don't work either.

Words from yet another politically correct pseudo-shrink who recites text to earn an income.

[bruce]

Good parenting? No. In this case, it looks like discipline due to frustration with the behavior of the children. Parenting ... that takes time and thought and effort. In this case, it cannot be described so much as good parenting but more like knee jerk reaction to a child acting out. If the parents wants better conduct from their children, they have to do more than merely punish. JMHO. Sincerely. bruce.

[kickshot7]

Good parenting? No. In this case, it looks like discipline due to frustration with the behavior of the children. Parenting ... that takes time and thought and effort. In this case, it cannot be described so much as good parenting but more like knee jerk reaction to a child acting out. If the parents wants better conduct from their children, they have to do more than merely punish. JMHO. Sincerely. bruce.

WRONG!!!!! some kid just won't listen to correction....a lot of them respond positively to action = reaction aftermath

[bruce]

Re: Wrong. Nope. Have seen a lot of children in 37 years of full-time pastoral ministry. Have also seen a lot of parents. Some of them were effective. Some ... no. The parent is always completely responsible for how they raise their child. If they do not know what they are doing, if they are themselves troubled by what happened to them in their childhood, etc., then they need to get help. If they do not have sufficent skills to be effective parents, again they can and need to get help. But, that is predicated on the idea that the job of a father/mother is to parent their child(ren) rather than merely react to them with either praise or punishment. If all one wants is to manage a bunch of barking dogs, Pavlov's method works as does negative/positive conditioning. JMHO. Sincerely. bruce.

[Ken The Kanuck]

Bruce, do you have children?

KTK

[RED]

AH! Children, as my grandmother used to say, "When they are young they break your things, and when they grow up, they break your heart."

[togor]

Where's the dad in this story? Context matters a lot, and we have almost none.

My kids knew better from a young age not to jack off like that. But when discipline was required, it was a family matter, not fodder for frickin' social media.

[kickshot7]

AH! Children, as my grandmother used to say, "When they are young they break your things, and when they grow up, they break your heart."

sounds like a very wise woman....i have see Kids who come from good home and had great parents but they are hell bent on being criminals and taking drugs....
parents can only do so little

[bruce]

Bruce, do you have children?

KTK

Two daughters ... college educated ... married. Each has a small child. Each works full-time as of course do their husbands. As well, have on any given week at least 12-15 children in our church programs on Sunday and Wednesday nights. As well, we help folks who need a to get a GED. This means we help them with their small children so that they can attend class. We also work closely with the local elementary school to help w/ food for the weekends when the children are not so likely to have regular meals. My views on parenting, etc. reflect my own experience at this pastoral appointment as well as of course previous years of experience. It is from this context that I responded to the OP. Sincerely. bruce.