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278 sats \ 3 replies \ @cleaningup12 27 Jan \ on: How Japanese parents raise their kids meta
I'm not exactly sure when it all started to go wrong in the UK, regarding parenting
In the 50s the baby boomer generation were, I would say the last generation to bring up their children (gen x) with an iron rod culturally speaking
The gen X'ers, I believe were at a crossroads in parenting, when they had their turn (millenials/gen z)
I think the X'ers were the first generation to give their kids an easy ride, I believe they felt that, history shouldn't repeat itself and the days of children should be seen and not heard, the cane used in the school and the slipper at home or worse! were long gone and a more liberal approach was needed
Couple this with the rise in feminism in the 80s through to today, where women were or are encouraged to be financially independent
What has resulted is a generation of kids that never received any real discipline at home and that filters into society, where the classrooms are no longer ruled by the authority figure but by the students, who largely show no respect, the police are no longer feared or respected and we see less respect from young people towards the police
Couple this also with social media in the advent of the Internet and you have the perfect storm
Go to a restaurant now and try telling teenage kids to not be on their phones, while their parents are doing exactly that!
The more worrying trend, is the woke, diversity, inclusion culture permeating throughout the Western world, I have no idea where this sprung from, other than a mix of liberal parenting and feminist culture
The only light at the end of the tunnel for me is, this or the next generation will or could be the first to ban their children from having phones/access to the Internet, they will have been brought up in a fully digital age, whereas I (gen x) was caught in a transitional age between riding our bikes after school and discovering the information superhighway
I do feel for parents now, it's a scary world with many pitfalls that have only been unlocked since the Internet. Genie in the bottle, can of worms, use whichever analogy you like, this isn't going away
The U.K. will be cleaning-up for at least 12 years 😅
Could not agree more. The lack of discipline and the right role models sure has distorted children’s and adults perspectives over there.
It’s a shame to see the lack of care & thought for elders, the proliferation of prisons old people’s homes is a symptom of distorted values. Families in the U.K. are predominately only concerned with their immediate household, not cousins, not grandparents, not uncles & aunts. The elders are treated like out-of-touch has-beens, not people of knowledge & wisdom. That’s what I appreciate about South American and Asian culture. It’s great to see children being raised with this in mind.
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Well we Singaporeans shirk our responsibilities too. There’s a Family Maintenance Act law implemented so that parents can sue their children in court for not looking after them haha
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My mother caned me growing up, so I firmly believe in spare the rod n spoil the child. However, with the advent of positive discipline and respectful parenting, people seem to judge you if you use the cane once in a blue moon. It’s more fraught with difficulties since government agencies are on the alert for domestic violence n child abuse. I don’t want my neighbours to report me for hitting my child on the wrist haha
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