Tag you're it!

[elicoleman]

Re: Tag you're it!

Yeah because everyone raises their kids just like how their parents raised them.

So you would say the majority of parents don't raise their kids the way they were raised?

[fishepa]

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Yeah because everyone raises their kids just like how their parents raised them.

A lot of parents don't raise their kids at all, that is part of the problem.

[Acid]

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Then imagine what it's going to be like when these same kids who aren't allowed to play tag, or get a real punishment (spankings), or anything of the sort turn around 20 years later and raise kids. Those kids will be basically in a strait jacket, not allowed to do anything because they might get hurt.

Buaha, reminds me of George Carlin..

"Kids have to wear helmets for everything now except beating off!"

[elicoleman]

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Buaha, reminds me of George Carlin..

"Kids have to wear helmets for everything now except beating off!"

[jmood88]

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So you would say the majority of parents don't raise their kids the way they were raised?

People raise their kids how they see fit. If everyone was like their parents then these "problems" wouldn't exist. Being strict with your kids doesn't necessarily mean that they will raise their kids like that and they are probably less likely to raise their kids like that.

[MissStFan87]

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Yeah because everyone raises their kids just like how their parents raised them.

I'd say about 75% of the time, that's true. And I don't like those odds for a situation like this.

I know everybody grows up in different homes, in different areas, with different parents. And correct me if I'm wrong, but there's a saying that goes: "Life isn't always fair." If you've got kids that can't handle losing a simple game of tag on the playground, how can you expect them to handle serious choices and problems later in life? I'm not for letting your kid do whatever he wants, I'm not for beating them when they disobey you. But in my opinion, as a parent you don't hold your kids back that much. You help them up and help them through, but for crying out loud; let 'em just be kids...

[elicoleman]

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People raise their kids how they see fit. If everyone was like their parents then these "problems" wouldn't exist. Being strict with your kids doesn't necessarily mean that they will raise their kids like that and they are probably less likely to raise their kids like that.

...and most parents will normally go back to how their parents raised them, because it's what they grew up with.

But like Fishepa said, most parents these days don't even bother to raise their kids at all.

[jmood88]

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...and most parents will normally go back to how their parents raised them, because it's what they've grown up with.

But like Fishepa said, most parents these days don't even bother to raise their kids at all.

So if most parents do that, how are the kids less respectful? Because if that was true then you wouldn't have a generation of kids being raised any differently than how their parents or grandparents were raised which would lead to the kids today not being any more or less respctful than any other generation.

[Skerik]

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A lot of parents don't raise their kids at all, that is part of the problem.

This is a huge part of the problem. Tough for parents to instill any kind of values, morals or whatever else in kids if they (the parents) are never around. We're raising a nation of latchkey kids, most of whose parents have way too little impact in their lives. And your average daycare worker, babysitter, or school teacher doesn't give a damn whether your kid develops under their care or not.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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Et tu, Brute?

[elicoleman]

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So if most parents do that, how are the kids less respectful?

The kids that are disrespectful are only because the parents didn't put their foot down. More than likely, they're parents didn't either.

It's a trickle down affect.

My dad's dad spanked him, I was spanked growing up, and if I ever have children of my own, I'll do the same, despite society saying it's bad to spank your children.

[IlliniM1ke]

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At least tag makes fat people run and get some exercise ... LOL

This is true. People complain about how obesity is getting out of control then they go and ban one common way for kids to get out and get some exercise.

All this self-esteem crap is getting out of control, its a game, you play to win, sure you also have fun with it but the whole thing with a game is theres a winner and a loser, if you aren't good at it because you're too fat and slow to catch someone get in better shape and problem solved. But not having a winner/loser because you're afraid of hurting a kids feelings is stupid.

I guess once these kids grow up the ones who are good enough to be pro athletes, maybe we can get rid of scores in professional sports so our athletes don't get their feelings hurt.

[jmood88]

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The kids that are disrespectful are only because the parents didn't put their foot down. More than likely, they're parents didn't either.

It's a trickle down affect.

My dad's dad spanked him, I was spanked growing up, and if I ever have children of my own, I'll do the same, despite society saying it's bad to spank your children.

If all generations were raised the same then there wouldn't be a problem with people being more or less respectful. All of this is the same stuff that's been said for years and the common factor in all the comments is the fact that they are always talking about young people. When people get older and stop doing the things that they did when they were kids, no one calls them disrespectful or "pansies". People are always going to say that the world is doomed because kids are supposedly different then they were when they were kids even though it isn't true.

[Skerik]

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When people get older and stop doing the things that they did when they were kids, no one calls them disrespectful or "pansies". People are always going to say that the world is doomed because kids are supposedly different then they were when they were kids even though it isn't true.

That's the whole point. More so today than in any generation previous, there are fewer parents actually parenting today. Too many parents are either working while their kids are in school/daycare, or they're letting the kids be babysat by the television or the Playstation. I know plenty of adults who are disrespectful, mostly because they never learned what it means to be respectful in the first place and, as a result, being respectful isn't something that even enters into their thinking as adults.

All that "family table" advertising BS may seem like BS, but there's a lot of truth to it. Kids in previous generations had family tables at which they could learn things like values, morals, how to be respectful, considerate, etc. But kids these days are trying to learn those things from the television, from video games, and from people who work at daycare centers and schools. Most of whom couldn't care less what your kid turns out to be as an adult.

[DaHokieBird]

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All I know is that if/when I become a dad, I'm going to take the Red Foreman (That 70s Show) approach to raising my kids. And I will teach them the joys of playing tag!!!

Thanks,
DaHokieBird