09-27-2008, 06:00 PM
Fistor, there is a big difference in having an "iron fist" and discipline. I teach my kids right and wrong, cosequences for wrongs, and responsibility. I don't govern their every move, but I do expect to know where they are, who they are with, and what they are doing. That is an involved parent. They may rebel, but there still will be consequences.
Working for many years in a pediatric practice, the biggest problems I saw were parents no disciplining their children, and giving them too much freedom in an effort to be a "friend". You are no friend to your children if you don't teach them responsibility.
Working for many years in a pediatric practice, the biggest problems I saw were parents no disciplining their children, and giving them too much freedom in an effort to be a "friend". You are no friend to your children if you don't teach them responsibility.